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Makola African Supermarket
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 4, 2021
- address1017-1019 W Wilson Ave, Chicago 60640
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Makola African Supermarket clean?
Makola African Supermarket is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 4, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Makola African Supermarket?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 4, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR AT CHEST FREEZER DOOR BY THE BUTCHER'S AREA. REMOVE, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
When was Makola African Supermarket last inspected?
Makola African Supermarket has 8 inspections on record going back to January 13, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2021 | Fail | |
| November 13, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 19, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 16, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 13, 2015 | Fail |
Makola African Supermarket vs Uptown
Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 65% 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 4, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.