Joseph Food Mart

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 13, 2011
• address8235 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60634
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Joseph Food Mart clean?

Joseph Food Mart is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 13, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Joseph Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 13, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Gaskets not maintained on walk-in cooler door. Instructe to replace missing gasket. Storage shelves window display of produce not maintained. Instructed to repaint shelves with non-toxic sealant.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Gaskets not maintained on walk-in cooler door. Instructe to replace missing gasket. Storage shelves window display of produce not maintained. Instructed to repaint shelves with non-toxic sealant.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Sinks, prep tables, coolers, fan covers, display shelves and can opener not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor under display shelves and second floor green house not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor under display shelves and second floor green house not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Light bulbs not shielded or provided with end caps above produce case. Instructed to install shields and end caps on all bulbs.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Sink stoppers not provided at three compartment sink. Instructed to provide proper sink stoppers.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer not visible inside all coolers. Instructed to have thermometer conspicuous inside all coolers.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer not visible inside all coolers. Instructed to have thermometer conspicuous inside all coolers.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • Food handlers in deli area not wearing hair restraints. Instructed to provide proper hair restraint for all food handlers.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • Food handlers in deli area not wearing hair restraints. Instructed to provide proper hair restraint for all food handlers.

When was Joseph Food Mart last inspected?

Joseph Food Mart has 2 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2011.

Joseph Food Mart vs Dunning

Dunning runs 64% clean across 296 tracked restaurants — 189 clean, 63 mid, 44 cooked.

Against the 296 spots Cooked tracks in Dunning, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 September 13, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.