Market Thyme

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 29, 2019
• address200 E Randolph St, Chicago 60601

Is Market Thyme clean?

Market Thyme is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 29, 2019. 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 Thyme?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 29, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED MULTIPLE REFRIGERATORS THROUGHOUT GRILL, SUSHI STATION, AND OTHER PREP AREAS WITHOUT INTERNAL THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAMES. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK ITEMS WITH COMMON NAME SUCH AS SUGAR,FLOUR, RICE, ETC.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11 OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND WASH SINK FOOD PREP AREA IN SUSHI STATION WITH HALF INCH GAP BETWEEN GUARD AND COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO EXTEND SPLASH GUARD SO THAT IT CREATES A COMPLETE BARRIER BETWEEN THE HAND WASH SINK AND THE FOOD PREP AREA. • 3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11 OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND WASH SINK FOOD PREP AREA IN SUSHI STATION WITH HALF INCH GAP BETWEEN GUARD AND COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO EXTEND SPLASH GUARD SO THAT IT CREATES A COMPLETE BARRIER BETWEEN THE HAND WASH SINK AND THE FOOD PREP AREA. • 3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • 3-304.14 OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES IMPROPERLY STORED THROUGHOUT VARIOUS PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL WIPING CLOTHES IN SANITIZER BUCKET IN BETWEEN USE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-202.15 OBSERVED CAN OPENER IN REAR PREP AREA COVERED IN BLACK DIRT AND RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CLEAN, SANITIZED CAN OPENER • 4-501.12 OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH DEEP GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.16 OBSERVED THICK COATING OF BLACK DUST ON CEILING PANELS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA AND BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING AND COLLAPSED CEILING PANELS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA AND BASEMENT PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN FACILITY FREE OF CLUTTER.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 OBSERVED VENTILATION FANS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN REAR UPSTAIRS PREP AREA, BASEMENT, AND EMPLOYEE RESTROOMS COVERED WITH DUST AND BLACK SLIME. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 OBSERVED VENTILATION FANS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN REAR UPSTAIRS PREP AREA, BASEMENT, AND EMPLOYEE RESTROOMS COVERED WITH DUST AND BLACK SLIME. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.

When was Market Thyme last inspected?

Market Thyme has 22 inspections on record going back to September 25, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Market Thyme vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

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 October 29, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.