J & C Food Market Carneceria Y Fruteria

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 20, 2026
• address3404 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60618
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is J & C Food Market Carneceria Y Fruteria clean?

J & C Food Market Carneceria Y Fruteria is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at J & C Food Market Carneceria Y Fruteria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE MEAT CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE ICE AND CLEN INTERIOR SURFACES OF CHEST FREEZER.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBESRVED EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK BEHIND MEAT COUNTER DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA AND BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS UNUSED STOVE IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO VENTILATION IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST INSTALL VENTILATION AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR PREP AREA, REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE INTENSITY LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO VENTILATION IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST INSTALL VENTILATION AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR PREP AREA, REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE INTENSITY LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was J & C Food Market Carneceria Y Fruteria last inspected?

J & C Food Market Carneceria Y Fruteria has 15 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

J & C Food Market Carneceria Y Fruteria vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% of them.

Other spots in Irving Park

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  cooked · December 19, 2011
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• ✓ Irving Park Pizza & Patio
  clean · November 4, 2025
• ? Michaels Restaurant
  cooked · April 5, 2011
• ? Kedzie Food Market Corp
  cooked · December 22, 2016

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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 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.