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Mariano's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 13, 2026
- address1615 S Clark St, Chicago 60616
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Mariano's clean?
Mariano's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mariano's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DUST ON THE FAN COVERS OF THE DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER AND IN DELI KITCHEN WALK-IN COOLER; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN TO REMOVE DUST FROM FAN COVERS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOOR BY THE FRYER IN THE SUSHI PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE DELI KITCHEN IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING: SUSHI PREP, DELI KITCHEN, FRONT DELI AREA OVER CONVECTION OVEN AND IN BUTCHER AREA OVER GRILL. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING: SUSHI PREP, DELI KITCHEN, FRONT DELI AREA OVER CONVECTION OVEN AND IN BUTCHER AREA OVER GRILL. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Mariano's last inspected?
Mariano's has 34 inspections on record going back to September 24, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2026 | Pass | |
| August 13, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 26, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 19, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 3, 2022 | Fail | |
| April 22, 2020 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2020 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2019 | Pass |
Mariano's vs Near South Side
Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.
Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 April 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.