Mariano's Fresh Market

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJuly 7, 2026
• address333 E Benton Pl, Chicago 60601
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mariano's Fresh Market clean?

Mariano's Fresh Market is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 7, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Mariano's Fresh Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 7, 2026, 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 • PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (SLICING OF DELI MEATS,COOKED CHICKEN,CUTTING OF FRUITS,ETC)MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-202.12 (A) STILL UPON RE-INSPECTION OBSERVED HOT RUNNING WATER TEMPERATURES AT HAND SINKS IN CHEESE PREP AREA AT 66.2F AND NO COLD WATER AT SAME,MEAT FRONT COUNTER HAND SINK AT 89.1F,3RD FL. MEN'S TOILET ROOM BOTH SINKS AT 64.4F AND 4TH FL. WOMEN'S LEFT SIDE SINK AT 84.4F.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. MUST HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER AT 100.0F.(PRIORITY 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED) • 5-202.12 (B-D) Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HAND WASHING SINKS TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR IN 3RD FL. WOMEN'S FIRST SINK NOT OPERABLE AND SECOND ONE LOOSE FAUCET.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) : MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR DELI MEAL & SALAD CASE AND HOT HOLDING CABINET IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 : MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE WITH COMMON NAMES (SQUEEZE BOTTLES,SHAKERS,ETC) IN ALL PREP AREAS.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 : MUST ELEVATE BOXED AND PLASTIC FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS FROM FLOOR IN BAKERY & MAIN WALK IN COOLER & FREEZERS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 : MUST ELEVATE BOXED AND PLASTIC FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS FROM FLOOR IN BAKERY & MAIN WALK IN COOLER & FREEZERS.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D) : MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA,SALAD & FRUIT PREP.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D) : MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA,SALAD & FRUIT PREP.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • -501.12 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP GROOVES IN PRODUCE PREP AREA,STANS DONUTS. • 4-101.19 : MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN COOLERS, FREEZERS,STORAGE AREAS AND PREP AREAS THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM ALL STORAGE SHELVES IN ALL WALK IN COOLERS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED DOORS ON MEAT DISPLAY COOLERS AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND REMOVE TAPE FROM SAME TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON HOT HOLDING CABINET IN HOT FOOD PREP,DELI WALK IN FREEZER,STAN'S DONUTS 2- DOOR PREP COOLER.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(B) : MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL EQUIPMENT,COOLERS,PREP TABLES, ROLLING CARTS,GRILL TABLES, STORAGE CABINETS IN ALL PREP AREAS,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS AND FANGUARD COVERS,ICE MACHINE PANEL IN COFFEE PREP AREA.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 : OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT 2- COMPARTMENT SINK IN CHEESE PREP AREA,CHICKEN PREP ROOM LEAKY COLD WATER VALVE AT 1- COMP SINK MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 : OBSERVED SOME MISSING GARBAGE CANS WITH LIDS IN UNISEX AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 : OBSERVED SOME MISSING GARBAGE CANS WITH LIDS IN UNISEX AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED EPOXY FLOORING IN HOT FOOD REAR PREP AREA,DAMAGED WALL IN CHICKEN PREP AREA. • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS AND FLOOR DRAINS. • 6-201.11 : MUST CLEAN DIRT,DUST AND FOOD SPLATTER FROM WALLS IN ALL PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS, WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL HOODS AND FILTERS AT EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS. • 6-202.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LIGHT OUT AT HOOD OF GRILL.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL HOODS AND FILTERS AT EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS. • 6-202.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LIGHT OUT AT HOOD OF GRILL.

When was Mariano's Fresh Market last inspected?

Mariano's Fresh Market has 74 inspections on record going back to September 27, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mariano's Fresh Market vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 46% of them.

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  clean · September 29, 2011
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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 July 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.