M.A Food Mart

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 4, 2022
• address3954 W Cermak, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is M.A Food Mart clean?

M.A Food Mart is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 4, 2022. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at M.A Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 4, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT THEM.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT WASHROOM DOOR; MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT WASHROOM DOOR.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT WASHROOM DOOR; MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILE ON SELLING FLOOR AND IN WASHROOM; REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED.

When was M.A Food Mart last inspected?

M.A Food Mart has 3 inspections on record going back to March 29, 2022.

M.A Food Mart vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 4, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.