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Manar Food Market
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 17, 2021
- address8209 S Exchange Ave, Chicago 60617
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Manar Food Market clean?
Manar Food Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 17, 2021. 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 Manar Food Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 17, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures 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
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS AND DISPLAY COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE HAND SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA TO HAVE TO BE SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED UNISEX STAFF TOILET ROOM DOOR TO NOT BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES • OBSERVED THE UNISEX STAFF TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED UNISEX STAFF TOILET ROOM DOOR TO NOT BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES • OBSERVED THE UNISEX STAFF TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP DISH AREA, AROUND DISH MACHINE, PREP TABLES AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND/OR GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • : OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN THE REAR DISH AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREA. ALSO UNUSED REACH-IN FREEZER ON THE SALES FLOOR AND BROKEN PREP COOLER IN THE KITCHEN MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB ON THE CEILING NEAR THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED GRILL NOT COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY PLACE ENTIRE GRILL UNDER VENTILATION HOOD.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB ON THE CEILING NEAR THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED GRILL NOT COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY PLACE ENTIRE GRILL UNDER VENTILATION HOOD.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING ON SITE FOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING ON SITE FOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders • OBSERVED THREE MALE EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING FACE COVERINGS IN FRONT COUNTER AND PREP AREA DURING INSPECTION. INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK SECURELY COVERING NOSE AND MOUTH WHEN INDOORS AND ANY PUBLIC PLACE. 7-28-060 CITATION ISSUEDMiscellaneous / Public Health Orders • OBSERVED THREE MALE EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING FACE COVERINGS IN FRONT COUNTER AND PREP AREA DURING INSPECTION. INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK SECURELY COVERING NOSE AND MOUTH WHEN INDOORS AND ANY PUBLIC PLACE. 7-28-060 CITATION ISSUED
When was Manar Food Market last inspected?
Manar Food Market has 5 inspections on record going back to July 21, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 19, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 12, 2021 | Fail | |
| July 24, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 21, 2020 | Fail |
Manar Food Market 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 November 17, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.