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Joe's Food Market
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 30, 2016
- address1035 W 59Th St, Chicago 60621
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Joe's Food Market clean?
Joe's Food Market is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 30, 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 Joe's Food Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 30, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NO SOAP AT EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK FOR PROPER HANDWASHING IN MEAT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR OF DISPLAY CASES AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER OF DEAD BUGS AND DEBRIS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER, BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND THROUGHOUT REAR.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER, BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND THROUGHOUT REAR.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED A LEAK AT FAUCET OF 3-COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR.
When was Joe's Food Market last inspected?
Joe's Food Market has 6 inspections on record going back to April 13, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| March 24, 2020 | — | |
| August 30, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 31, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 13, 2010 | Pass |
Joe's Food Market vs West Englewood
West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, 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 August 30, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.