Mandela African Grocery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 27, 2024
• address722 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mandela African Grocery clean?

Mandela African Grocery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 27, 2024. 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 Mandela African Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 27, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY WHERE ALL EMPLOYED HAVE READ AND SIGNED THE POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT/DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP KIT OR PROCEDURE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • LOWER SURFACE OF REACH IN COOLER WITH FOOD AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MOP SINK DOES NOT HAVE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • WALK IN FREEZER CLUTTER AND UNORGANIZED. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE CLUTTER, ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE OR MAKE WINDOW OPENABLE. MAINTAIN SAME.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE OR MAKE WINDOW OPENABLE. MAINTAIN SAME.

When was Mandela African Grocery last inspected?

Mandela African Grocery has 6 inspections on record going back to October 16, 2015.

Mandela African Grocery vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 27, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.