Golden Gate Food Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 15, 2011
• address3954 W 16Th St, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Golden Gate Food Market clean?

Golden Gate Food Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 15, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Golden Gate Food Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 15, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON ALL REACH IN COOLER DOORS,HAND SINK IN PREP AREA VANITY DOOR IN POOR REPAIR.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM ALL SURFACES IN REACH IN COOLERS & WHERE NEEDED.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON ALL REACH IN COOLER DOORS,HAND SINK IN PREP AREA VANITY DOOR IN POOR REPAIR.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM ALL SURFACES IN REACH IN COOLERS & WHERE NEEDED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN DUST FROM ALL SHELVING UNITS,SERVICE COUNTER SHELVES,STORAGE RACKS,GLASS ON SITE,REACH IN COOLERS SHELVES & DOOR JAMS,MOP SINK BASIN,VENT IN TOILET ROOM.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR MISSING & DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT.MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR MISSING & DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT.MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING & STAINED CEILING TILES,WALLS IN POOR REPAIR THROUGHOUT,MISSING & DAMAGED WALLTRIM & BASES.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS & CEILINGS THROUGHOUT & PAINT ENTIRE PREMISES.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES & WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS,FRONT DOOR ALONG SIDE,OPENING IN BRICK WALL IN BASEMENT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING & STAINED CEILING TILES,WALLS IN POOR REPAIR THROUGHOUT,MISSING & DAMAGED WALLTRIM & BASES.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS & CEILINGS THROUGHOUT & PAINT ENTIRE PREMISES.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES & WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS,FRONT DOOR ALONG SIDE,OPENING IN BRICK WALL IN BASEMENT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPES AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,TOILET HANDLE IN POOR REPAIR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.MUST ELEVATE & ORGANIZE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ARTICLES IN BASEMENT.

When was Golden Gate Food Market last inspected?

Golden Gate Food Market has 4 inspections on record going back to December 20, 2010.

Golden Gate Food Market vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 15, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.