Lawndale Food Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 5, 2016 →
• address3705-3713 W 16Th St, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Lawndale Food Market clean?

Lawndale Food Market is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on July 25, 2018, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on May 5, 2016. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Lawndale Food Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored

When was Lawndale Food Market last inspected?

Lawndale Food Market has 17 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Lawndale Food Market vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 80% clean across 249 tracked restaurants — 194 clean, 29 mid, 20 cooked.

Other spots in North Lawndale

• ✓ Waylow Discount Food
  cooked · September 15, 2010
• ? Dominick's #169/1699
  cooked · December 7, 2010
• ? Tasty Beef
  cooked · May 17, 2013
• ✕ Jesse Scott
  cooked · December 1, 2011
• ✓! Chan's Garden Chinese Restaurant
  cooked · March 9, 2012
• ? Elbo's Bar-B-Que House
  cooked · December 15, 2014

See every restaurant inspection in North Lawndale →

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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 5, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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