Marleys Mart

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 26, 2020
• address16 S Kostner Ave, Chicago 60624
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Marleys Mart clean?

Marleys Mart is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 26, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Marleys Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 26, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON SITE OR NECESSARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN THE POLICY AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIAARHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK WITH WRITTEN RECORD OF THE CONTROL MEASURES PERFORMED BY EXTERMINATOR ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST . PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(C)
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER FOR ESTABLISHMENT TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF GARBAGE AND REFUSE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (b). NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER FOR ESTABLISHMENT TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF GARBAGE AND REFUSE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (b). NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN STORAGE AREA, TOILET ROOM AND UNUSED PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE, REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS AND ELEVATE ALL BOXES ETC 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR. MUST MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AND INCREASE LIGHT ON PREMISE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AND INCREASE LIGHT ON PREMISE.

When was Marleys Mart last inspected?

Marleys Mart has 4 inspections on record going back to March 1, 2016.

Marleys Mart vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 May 26, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.