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Mamas Meat Market
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 30, 2025
- address3324 W 55Th St, Chicago 60632
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Mamas Meat Market clean?
Mamas Meat Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 30, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mamas Meat Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASH SIGNAGE AT THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVES AND SURFACES ON SHELVING UNITS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS AND ABOVE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND/OR PAINT TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING IN THE BASEMENT AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MOPS STORED IMPROPERLY AT THE MOP SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY IN A MOUNTED POSITION THAT ALLOWS FOR AIR-DRYING WITHOUT SOILING AND PEST HARBORAGING. • OBSERVED OLD UNUSED EQUIPMENT (REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, BROKEN SHELVING UNITS) AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED IN THE BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/DISCARD.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EXHAUST VENTILATION IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EXHAUST VENTILATION IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Mamas Meat Market last inspected?
Mamas Meat Market has 1 inspection on record going back to December 30, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2025 | Pass |
Mamas Meat Market vs Gage Park
Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 December 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.