International Supermarket Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 11, 2025
• address4556 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60609
• cuisineGrocery & Restaurant

Is International Supermarket Inc clean?

International Supermarket Inc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 11, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at International Supermarket Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: APPROXIMATELY 3 HALF GALLONS STRAWBERY YOGURT, 12 QUARTS YOGURT SMOOTHIE, VARIETY YOGURT CUPS, 24 70Z YOGURTS, 12 8 OZ STRAWBERRY MILK, 12 80Z CHOCLATE MILK) TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 49F-53F AND STORED IN DISPLAY COOLER LOCATED IN GROCERY AREA AT THIS TIME. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS MEXICAN SAUSAGE AT @ 70F HANGING IN BUTCHER PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS FOODS @41F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. ALL SAID FOOD ITEMS WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME.
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • OBSERVED MEXICAN SAUSAGE HANGING ON METAL RACK LOCATED IN BUTCHER PREP AREA DURING TIME OF INSPECTION AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. NO APPROVED PROCESS PROVIDED AT THIS TIME AS REQUIRED BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR TCS FOODS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. PERSON IN CHARGE DISCRDED AT THIS TIME.
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • 8-103.11 OBSERVED MEXICAN SAUSAGE ON SITE AIR DRYING IN PREP AREA WITHOUT HACCP OR VARIANCE AS REQUIRED BY CODE. ALL SAID FOOD ITEMS WAS DISCARDED AT THE CLOSE OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION INFORMATION.
  Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • 8-103.11 OBSERVED MEXICAN SAUSAGE ON SITE AIR DRYING IN PREP AREA WITHOUT HACCP OR VARIANCE AS REQUIRED BY CODE. ALL SAID FOOD ITEMS WAS DISCARDED AT THE CLOSE OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION INFORMATION.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED DISPLAY COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES FOR COLD HOLDING. NOTED UNIT @50F DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE STORING TCS FOODS (VARIETY YOGURT DRINKS, SMOOTHIES, YOGURT CUPS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR UNIT TO 41F OR BELOW AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION.# 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED USED TONGS STORED IMPROPERLY ON TOP OF HOT HOLD UNIT EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE IN TACO PREP. INSTURCTED TO STORE INSIDE FOOD WITH HANDLES UPRIGHT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION FROM THE PUBLIC.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED USED TONGS STORED IMPROPERLY ON TOP OF HOT HOLD UNIT EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE IN TACO PREP. INSTURCTED TO STORE INSIDE FOOD WITH HANDLES UPRIGHT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION FROM THE PUBLIC.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED MEAT DISPLAY COOLER EQUIPMENT ENCRUSTED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS WHERE SLIDING DOORS ARE IN PLACE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was International Supermarket Inc last inspected?

International Supermarket Inc has 28 inspections on record going back to October 6, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

International Supermarket Inc vs New City

New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.

Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 July 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.