Mars Goose Island

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 9, 2019
• address930 W Evergreen Ave, Chicago 60642

Is Mars Goose Island clean?

Mars Goose Island is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 9, 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 Mars Goose Island?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS WITH NO PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION (COOKED SAUSAGE, MARINARA SAUCE, CHOPPED SPINACH). INSTRUCTED THAT ALL TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SAID FOOD ITEMS. APPROX 3 LBS FOOD AND $30 FOOD VALUE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED SPILLS AND DEBRIS INSIDE THE FRONT COOK KITCHEN AREA BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND THE DRY STORAGE CABINETS UNDERNEATH SELF SERVICE COFFEE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAK IN THE PIPES UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK IN THE REAR WARE WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT, SPILLS ALONG THE BASEBOARDS IN THE FRONT COOK/PREP AREA, THE MIDDLE KITCHEN/PREP AREA ON THE FLOORS AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND IN THE REAR WARE WASHING AREA UNDER AND BEHIND THE STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Mars Goose Island last inspected?

Mars Goose Island has 6 inspections on record going back to November 20, 2015.

Mars Goose Island vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 July 9, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.