Madison Food Mart, Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 20, 2020
• address5402 W Madison St, Chicago 60644
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Madison Food Mart, Inc clean?

Madison Food Mart, Inc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 20, 2020. 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 Madison Food Mart, Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 20, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND SIGNAGE AT THE HAND SINK IN AT THE HAND SINK IN THE REAR AND IN THE EMPLOYEE TOLIET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • OBSERVED HAND SINK IN REAR NEAR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND EMPLOYEE TOLIET ROOM NOT ACCESSIBLE. BASIN WAS FILLED WITH TOOLS AND FOOD CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED THAT SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER REMOVED THE ITEMS OUT OF THE BASIN DURING THE INSPECTION. (COS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING IN THE FRONT OF THE CASHIER COUNTER. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF ALL THE ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLERS ON PREMISE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES ON THE SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR NEAR THE EMPLOYEE TOLIET ROOM. INSTRUCTED REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES. • OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN THE REAR NEAR THE EMPLOYEE TOLIET ROOM. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES.

When was Madison Food Mart, Inc last inspected?

Madison Food Mart, Inc has 3 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2010.

Madison Food Mart, Inc vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 64% 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 20, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.