I Z Food Mart

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 27, 2016
• address2624 W North Ave, Chicago 60647
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is I Z Food Mart clean?

I Z Food Mart is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 27, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at I Z Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 27, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED UNEVEN PAVEMENT ON FLOORS AT THE FRONT SELLING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND HAVE A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN THEN MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED UNEVEN PAVEMENT ON FLOORS AT THE FRONT SELLING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND HAVE A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN THEN MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NOTED NO SOAP AT THE HAND WASH SINK AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASH SINK AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION #7-38-030
• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • NOTED PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM INSPECTION REPORT #1752193 DATED 4/19/2016 NOT CORRECTED: #24)NOTED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIRS. NOTED AN OPENING UNDERNEATH THE DIVIDER OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT ALLOWING WATER TO DRAIN FROM ONE COMPARTMENT TO THE OTHER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO BE SEALED AND SMOOTH OR REPLACE SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090.critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • NOTED PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM INSPECTION REPORT #1752193 DATED 4/19/2016 NOT CORRECTED: #24)NOTED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIRS. NOTED AN OPENING UNDERNEATH THE DIVIDER OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT ALLOWING WATER TO DRAIN FROM ONE COMPARTMENT TO THE OTHER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO BE SEALED AND SMOOTH OR REPLACE SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • NOTED ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE UPRIGHT FREEZER AT THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SHELVES INSIDE ALL COOLERS WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. DIRTY FOIL LINING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP. MUST REMOVE FOIL, KEEP GREASE TRAP CLEAN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES AT THE REAR HALL WAY AND AT THE HEATING/STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES AT THE REAR HALL WAY AND AT THE HEATING/STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • NOTED CLUTTER AT THE REAR DRY STORAGE ROOM/HEATING UNIT ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE, CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.

When was I Z Food Mart last inspected?

I Z Food Mart has 7 inspections on record going back to July 12, 2013.

I Z Food Mart vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 42% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 555 clean, 142 mid, 612 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 27, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.