Kedzie Food Mart, Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 24, 2026
• address745 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60612
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Kedzie Food Mart, Inc. clean?

Kedzie Food Mart, Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Kedzie Food Mart, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT. FOUND A BIN OF CHICKEN WINGS (60.1F), PREPACKAGED CONTAINERS OF SOUR CREAM (46.8F), TURKEY DELI MEAT (47.3F),12-GALLONS OF MILK (46.89F), 5-1/2 GALLONS OF MILK (47.0F), 9-DOZEN OF EGGS (46.0F), PREPACKAGED BEEF POLISHES (46.0F), PREPACKAGED CHICKEN SAUSAGE (46.2F), 8-PACKAGES OF LUNCHABLES (47.0F),PACKAGES OF BOLOGNA (46.0F). MANAGER DISCARDED PRODUCT. APPROXIMATELY 300LBS WORTH OF PRODUCT AT $1,500. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF REFRIGERATOR AT 47.8F WITH TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE FOR SALE. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PERSON IN CHARGE ADJUSTED THERMOSTAT AND UNIT MET COMPLIANCE WITH COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD FOR TCS FOODS. FOUND A ZIPLOC BAG OF CHICKEN SITTING IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS SUCH AS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER OVERNIGHT, OR UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER.
  Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD FOR TCS FOODS. FOUND A ZIPLOC BAG OF CHICKEN SITTING IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS SUCH AS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER OVERNIGHT, OR UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE COLD HOLDING UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN FROM CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST TAKE COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORD ON SITE.

When was Kedzie Food Mart, Inc. last inspected?

Kedzie Food Mart, Inc. has 12 inspections on record going back to June 4, 2019.

Kedzie Food Mart, Inc. vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.