Mariano's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 4, 2026
• address3145 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60608
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mariano's clean?

Mariano's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 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?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER TOUCHING HER PHONE, USING A PEN AND HANDLING OTHER SUPPLIES BEFORE SERVICING A CUSTOMER WITH NO HAND WASHING. INSTRUCTED FOOD HANDLER TO WASH HANDS AND USE GLOVES TO SERVE FOOD ITEMS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ON SELF SERVICE FOOD BARS IDENTIFYING MARKERS ARE NEEDED TO IDENTIFY THE FOOD ITEM PROPERLY CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • FOR HAIR RESTRAINTS TO BE EFFECTIVE ALL LONG HAIR MUST BE IN THE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
  Personal Cleanliness • FOR HAIR RESTRAINTS TO BE EFFECTIVE ALL LONG HAIR MUST BE IN THE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN STANS DONUT AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED THE STRIPS PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN STANS DONUT AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED THE STRIPS PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD SPILLS. PREP TABLE SHELVES IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL PREP AREAS
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAK AT BAKERY AREA HANDSINK, LEAK AT 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN POPCORN AREA PLUMBING ISSUES IN NEED OF REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS AND WALLS IN DELI, PREPARED FOODS, AND BAKERY IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD SPLATTER AND SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENT FILTERS IN PREPARED FOODS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • MECHANICAL VENTILATION NEEDED IN RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENT FILTERS IN PREPARED FOODS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • MECHANICAL VENTILATION NEEDED IN RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN

When was Mariano's last inspected?

Mariano's has 44 inspections on record going back to April 24, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mariano's vs Mckinley Park

Mckinley Park runs 68% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 39 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Mckinley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.

Other spots in Mckinley Park

• ✓ Mariano's
  clean · April 25, 2014
• ✓ Mariano's
  clean · April 25, 2014
• ✓ Dollar Tree
  clean · November 12, 2014
• ✓ Hart Davis Hart Wine Co.
  clean · March 10, 2015
• ✓ Chiu Quon Restaurant
  clean · June 7, 2016
• ✓ Chicago Cafe
  clean · March 20, 2017

See every restaurant inspection in Mckinley Park →

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 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.