Margarita's Meat Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations5
• last inspectedJune 10, 2020
• address2701 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Margarita's Meat Market clean?

Margarita's Meat Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 10, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 5 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Margarita's Meat Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHEN COOKED GROUND BEEF PREPARED AND SERVED. A CERITFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE IN A VERIFIABLE MANNER EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • : OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING ON PACKAGED READY TO EAT TURKEY SANDWICHES DISPLAYED FOR SALE IN COOLER. REFRIGERATED READY TO EAT FOOD HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH DATE BY WHICH FOOD IS TO BE CONSUMED OR DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER AVAIALABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED PACKAGED TURKEY SANDWICHES NOT LABELED WITH INGREDIENTS, BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS, NET WEIGHT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL PACKAGED ITEMS DISPLAYED FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS NOT INVERTED BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS NOT INVERTED BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVING IN SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DUST AND DEBRIS ON DISPLAY SHELVES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS AND AROUND PIPE FITTINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN FRONT COUNTER, SALES, AND STORAGE AREAS. OBSERVED VENTILATION FAN DETACHED FROM CEILING IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.

When was Margarita's Meat Market last inspected?

Margarita's Meat Market has 5 inspections on record going back to November 30, 2017.

Margarita's Meat Market vs South Shore

South Shore runs 63% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 173 clean, 49 mid, 53 cooked.

Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 June 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.