Mariano's Fresh Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 18, 2026
• address3350 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mariano's Fresh Market clean?

Mariano's Fresh Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 18, 2026. 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 Mariano's Fresh Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B): **C** Temperature Measuring Devices (NO THERMOMETER IN EQUIPMENT) VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED IN THE 1-DOOR MILK COOLER BEHIND THE COFFEE FRONT COUNTER AREA IN STARBUCKS FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER AND MAINYTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12: **C** Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER AND MAINTIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 4-502.13: **C** Single-Service and Single-Use Articles- Use Limitations OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE DAIRY COOLER. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 4-502.13: **C** Single-Service and Single-Use Articles- Use Limitations OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE DAIRY COOLER. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13: **C** Single-Service and Single-Use Articles- Use Limitations OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE DAIRY COOLER. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13: **C** Single-Service and Single-Use Articles- Use Limitations OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE DAIRY COOLER. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED IN REAR PREP FRYING AREA GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. • 4-602.13: NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER LOCATED IN REAR HOT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLER AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11: **C** Floors, Walls, and Ceilings- Cleanability OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR DRAINS IN THE SEA FOOD WALK-IN COOLER AND MEAT DEPARTMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DUST BUILD UP ON WALL BEHIND FOOD PREP TABLES IN REAR HOT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE THE CHICKEN ROOM IN REAR OF PREMISES AND VENTILATION FANS INSIDE REACH-IN PROCESS MEAT REAR DISPLAY AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR INSIDE ALL WALK-IN COOLERS AND UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR HOT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED A FEW WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE CUTTING TABLES BEHIND MEAT COUNTER. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE. • OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF LOOSE DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE FLOORS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. UNDER RACKS UNDER EQUIPMENT IN BETWEEN FOOD RACKS INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY OF FLOORS, UNDER RACKS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14: **C** Ventilation Hood Systems, Adequacy OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • 6-305.11: **C** Designation- Dressing Areas and Lockers OBSERVED EMPLOYEES BELONGINS STORED ON SHELVING IN REAR BAKERY PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR BELONGINS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14: **C** Ventilation Hood Systems, Adequacy OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • 6-305.11: **C** Designation- Dressing Areas and Lockers OBSERVED EMPLOYEES BELONGINS STORED ON SHELVING IN REAR BAKERY PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR BELONGINS.

When was Mariano's Fresh Market last inspected?

Mariano's Fresh Market has 23 inspections on record going back to August 11, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mariano's Fresh Market vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 23% of them.

Other spots in North Center

• ✓ Mariano's Fresh Market
  clean · August 16, 2011
• ✓ The Art Of Pizza
  clean · January 27, 2026
• ✓ Espresso Thy Art
  clean · May 25, 2011
• ✓ Brown Bag Lunch Truck
  clean · May 25, 2011
• ✓ Sweet Bean & More
  clean · April 28, 2011
• ✓ Sarah Mart Inc.
  clean · May 24, 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 May 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.