Ishtar Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 11, 2011
• address2914 W Devon Ave, Chicago 60659
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Ishtar Market clean?

Ishtar Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 11, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ishtar Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MOP SINK IS BEING USED AS STORAGE FOR EXPIRED CANNED AND BOXED FOODS.INSTRUCTED REMOVE ALL THOSE ITEMS AND USE THE MOP SINK
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MOP SINK IS BEING USED AS STORAGE FOR EXPIRED CANNED AND BOXED FOODS.INSTRUCTED REMOVE ALL THOSE ITEMS AND USE THE MOP SINK
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MISSING AND SOME CRACKED AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR AREA BY THE WASHROOM AND 2 COMPT SINK. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. ALL BOXES AND EXPIRED PACKAGED FOOD MUST BE ELEVATED 6" OFF THE FLOOR(FOUND ALL THESE ITEMS ON THE FLOOR IN THR REAR AREA).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MISSING AND SOME CRACKED AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR AREA BY THE WASHROOM AND 2 COMPT SINK. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. ALL BOXES AND EXPIRED PACKAGED FOOD MUST BE ELEVATED 6" OFF THE FLOOR(FOUND ALL THESE ITEMS ON THE FLOOR IN THR REAR AREA).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR CRACKED WALLS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE DISPLAY SHELVINGS AND MAINTAIN.MUST SEAL AROUND THE EXHAUST PIPE ON THE WALL GOING TO THE WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN. FAN GUARD COVER INSIDE THE 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER WITH DUST BUILT UP. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT ,MUST REPLACE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR CRACKED WALLS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE DISPLAY SHELVINGS AND MAINTAIN.MUST SEAL AROUND THE EXHAUST PIPE ON THE WALL GOING TO THE WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN. FAN GUARD COVER INSIDE THE 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER WITH DUST BUILT UP. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT ,MUST REPLACE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE DOOR OF THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLUTTER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA-EXPIRED PACKAGED FOODS, BOXES, EMPTY CONTAINER ETC. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND CLEAN ANY UNUSED ITEMS HAS TO BE DISCARDED.

When was Ishtar Market last inspected?

Ishtar Market has 2 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2011.

Ishtar Market vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 45% 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 11, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.