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Mariano's #8534
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 24, 2025
- address1500 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago 60610
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Mariano's #8534 clean?
Mariano's #8534 is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 24, 2025. 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 Mariano's #8534?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE LOWER SHELVING UNITS IN THE COFFEE PREP AREA WORN AND EXPOSED PRESSED WOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AS A MEANS OF BEING ABLE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR IN THE MEAT DEPARTMENT AREA WHERE THE GROUND BEED IS HELD FALLS LOOSE FROM THE TRACKS OF THE UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR AND OR UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS: THE FLOOR OF THE PERISHABLE WALK IN FREEZER. THE BAKERY DISH WASHING AREA FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND DISH WASHING UNIT AND IN CORNERS. THE FLOOR OF THE DELI WALK IN AREA UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS. • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR OF THE HOT PREP AREA WITH GREASE AND SPILLAGE ALONG THE SIDES OF THE EQUIPMENT AND THE WALL AREAS BEHIND IT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE WALL DAMAGED AND OPEN AT THE ENTRY OF THE MEAT AREA IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/REPAIR WALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY. • OBSERVED THE FLOOR PANELS IN THE REAR WALK IN FREEZER COMING LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF BEING ABLE TO KEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS WELL AS REPAIR TO PREVENT TRIP HAZARD. • OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING AND MAINTAINING. THE COFFEE DRINK AREA IN THE CORNERS ALONG THE WALLS. THE FLOOR IN THE CAKE DECORATING AREA AS WELL AS BETWEEN THE BAKERY SHOWCASE DISPLAYS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
When was Mariano's #8534 last inspected?
Mariano's #8534 has 5 inspections on record going back to September 5, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| March 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 5, 2024 | — |
Mariano's #8534 vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 41% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 673 clean, 174 mid, 789 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, 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 March 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.