Market Creations

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 6, 2023
• address315 S La Salle St, Chicago 60604

Is Market Creations clean?

Market Creations is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 6, 2023. 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 Market Creations?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 6, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • 3-501.16(A:1) OBSERVED TCS FOODS BEING STORED NEXT TO THE WOK STATION AND AT INADEQUATE HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES; OBSERVED ABOUT 3 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN AT 77F AND ABOUT 1 LBS OF COOKED BEEF AT 64F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL HOT HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOODS AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN A PREP COOLER AND IN TWO NON-MECHANICAL UNITS; OBSERVED ABOUT 1 LBS OF DICED TOMATOES AT 50.1 IN A PREP COOLER, ABOUT 1 LB OF RAW SHRIMP AT 53F LOCATED IN THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER, ABOUT 3 LBS OF CHEESE AT 48F, ABOUT A 1/2 OF PICO DE GALLO AT 48F, AND ABOUT 1 LBS OF CUT TOMATOES IN A NON MECHANICAL UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION CONSOLIDATED AND ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION #21.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • 4-301.11 OBSERVED A COLD HOLDING UNIT AT AN INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 49F DURING THE INSPECTION AND THE FACILITY USING NON-MECHANICAL UNITS WITH ICE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NON-MECHANICAL UNIT TO MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED ONLY MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION CAN BE USED TO ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AND NON-MECHANICAL UNITS WITH ICE CAN NOT BE USED TO MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. ONE DOOR PREP COOLER FOR THE MEXICAN FOOD PREP AREA AND SALAD BAR NON-MECHANICAL UNITS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE WITH A ONE INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED. • 6-202.13 OBSERVED THE FACILITY SETTING INSECT TRAPS AND A CAN OF RAID ON THE CHEMICAL STORAGE SHELF. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ONLY ALLOW PEST CONTROL TO SET ALL PEST TRAPS.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-904.11 OBSERVED A CUTTING BOARD BEING STORED BEHIND THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL KITCHENWARE PROPERLY.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-904.11 OBSERVED A CUTTING BOARD BEING STORED BEHIND THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL KITCHENWARE PROPERLY.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13 OBSERVED ALUMINUM BEING USED AS A SHELF LINER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AT ALL TIMES.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13 OBSERVED ALUMINUM BEING USED AS A SHELF LINER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS INSIDE OF AND IN BETWEEN THE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED MINOR DIRT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG THE WALLS, IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND SHELVES.

When was Market Creations last inspected?

Market Creations has 18 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Market Creations vs Loop

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Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 June 6, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.