Marathon

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 23, 2020
• address3050 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60641
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Marathon clean?

Marathon is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 23, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Marathon?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 23, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, MUST PROVIDE AND PROVIDE GLOVES,FACE MASKS,DISPOSABLE MOP AND DISINFECTANT EFFECTIVE FOR NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR WITH 1/4 OF AN INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RODEN/INSECTS PROOFED THE DOOR AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE RAISED SHELVINGS ON ALL FOOD STOCKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER TO STORE SUCH ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE RAISED SHELVINGS ON ALL FOOD STOCKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER TO STORE SUCH ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST DEFROST THE ICE CREAM FREEZER WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN,
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO BE ABLE TO SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • MUST DETAIL CLEAN NORTHSIDE OUTSIDE AREA WITH CLUTTER(WATER HOSE , SODA CRATE ETC) AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • MUST DETAIL CLEAN NORTHSIDE OUTSIDE AREA WITH CLUTTER(WATER HOSE , SODA CRATE ETC) AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

When was Marathon last inspected?

Marathon has 2 inspections on record going back to September 15, 2017.

Marathon vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.

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• ✓ North Ave Retails, Llc
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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 23, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.