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Marah's By Deborah's Place
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 24, 2017
- address1456 W Oakdale Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Marah's By Deborah's Place clean?
Marah's By Deborah's Place is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 24, 2017. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Marah's By Deborah's Place?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 24, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN GROCERY BAGS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN GROCERY BAGS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • NOTED MISSING LIGHT BULBS AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING LIGHT BULBS AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • NOTED CLUTTER AT THE DRY STORAGE ROOM SHELVES AND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT, CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
When was Marah's By Deborah's Place last inspected?
Marah's By Deborah's Place has 11 inspections on record going back to June 23, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| March 25, 2019 | — | |
| August 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 4, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 29, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 11, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 28, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 7, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2013 | Fail | |
| June 23, 2010 | Pass |
Marah's By Deborah's Place vs Lake View
Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 August 24, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.