✕

Heart Of Middle East Mart Inc.

January 29, 2026 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SINKS NOT MAINTAINED WITH HOT WATER: AT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE HOT WATER AT ALL HAND-WASHING SINKS MUST BE AT LEAST 100F. PIC FIXED HOT WATER IN TOILET ROOM HOT WATER AT HAND SINK NOW AT 100.2F PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT CHEMICAL SANITIZERS NEEDED TO SANITIZER EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. MUST PROVIDE CHEMICAL SANITIZERS AND BE AVAILABLE FOR USE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS (PISTACHIO BAKLAVA, MINI MAAMOUL, MINI WALNUT CHOCOLTE BARS, TURKISH DELIGHT ROLLS, VARIETY OF SPICES I.E CUMIN, DRIED PEPPER, HONEY, AND OLIVE OIL) NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS WITH IDENTITY, NET WEIGHT, INGREDIENTS, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS WHERE MADE AND PACKAGED.
code 37
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A 3-COMPARTMENT DISH SINK. FACILITY IS MAKING DUBAI CHOCOLATE, LENTAL SOUP, HUMMUS, BABA GHANOUSH; FACILITY IS ALSO REPACKING THE FOLLOWING: VARIETY OF DESSERTS, SPICES, OLIVES, PICKLED TURNIPS, ALSO OFFERS CHEESE PIE, MEAT PIE, SPINAH PIE. INFORMED THAT A 3-COMPARTMENT SINK SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR MANUALLY WASHING, RINISING, AND SANITIZING EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED TO CEASE REPACKING ITEMS UNTIL 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IS INSTALLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR SANITIZER OR FOR WARE WASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER PICK UP. (RETAIL FOODS WITH RESIDENTIAL DUMPSTERS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED UNFINISHED WALL AND CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS IN REAR WITH AREAR WHERE 1COMP SINK IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AND AREAS TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 4, 2025: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Lake View

See every restaurant in Lake View →

About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.