Lion's Market Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 27, 2018
• address8201 S Exchange Ave, Chicago 60617
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Lion's Market Inc clean?

Lion's Market Inc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 27, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Lion's Market Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(N) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • : 2-501.11 NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.16 CORE..OBSERVED A 1/4 INCH OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENING TO AVOID POSSIBLE RODENT ENTRY. 7-38-020.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13(A) OBSERVED LOOSE WALL COVING AT THE BASE OF THE WALL IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA; REATTACH WHERE NEEDED. PROVIDE A FLOOR DRAIN COVER FOR THE DRAIN IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. • 6-201.11 FLOOR INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE; MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.11 OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALL IN THE STORAGE ROOM IN THE PREP AREA; SEAL OPENINGS WHERE NEEDED. • 6-201.17 OBSERVED DUST ON THE VENITLATION FAN ON THE WALL IN THE WASHROOM; CLEAN VENT FAN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14(A) OBSERVED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IN THE REAR AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING; MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. NO EQUIPMENT NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION UNDERNEATH HOODED SYSTEM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14(A) OBSERVED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IN THE REAR AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING; MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. NO EQUIPMENT NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION UNDERNEATH HOODED SYSTEM.

When was Lion's Market Inc last inspected?

Lion's Market Inc has 4 inspections on record going back to June 19, 2018.

Lion's Market Inc vs South Chicago

South Chicago runs 75% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 106 clean, 21 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 144 spots Cooked tracks in South Chicago, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 27, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.