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Joong Boo Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 6, 2026
- address3333 N Kimball Ave, Chicago 60618
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Joong Boo Market clean?
Joong Boo Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Joong Boo Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED OBSERVED REAR RECEIVING DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. DOOR HAS 1/2 INCH OPENING ON BOTTOM OF DOOR. MUST SEAL AND MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKETS DAMAGED AT THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED IN FRONT SOUP PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FRONT DUMPLING FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR REPAINT TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT MEAT CUTTING AREA WITH OPEN SEEMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REFINISHED OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS. • OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPERS MISSING NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN REAR SAUCE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIME. OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN REAR MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE 3-COMPARMENT SINK AND ABOVE PREP TABLES IN REAR MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
When was Joong Boo Market last inspected?
Joong Boo Market has 34 inspections on record going back to August 9, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 5, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 16, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 3, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 23, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 11, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 2, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2022 | Fail |
Joong Boo Market vs Avondale
Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.
Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 May 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.