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Mars Paradise
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2014
- address6406-6408 N Oakley Ave, Chicago 60645
Is Mars Paradise clean?
Mars Paradise is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 19, 2014. 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 Paradise?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • FOUND OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREAS NOT CLEANED AND MAINTAINED. FOUND PILE OF GARBAGE BAGS SURROUNDING OUTSIDE DUMPSTER. SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. MANAGEMENT CLEANED SURROUNDING DUMPSTER AREAS DURING INSPECTION.Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • FOUND OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREAS NOT CLEANED AND MAINTAINED. FOUND PILE OF GARBAGE BAGS SURROUNDING OUTSIDE DUMPSTER. SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. MANAGEMENT CLEANED SURROUNDING DUMPSTER AREAS DURING INSPECTION.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(RICE, FLOUR,ETC.) FOUND COOKED FOOD INSIDE REACH IN COOLER NOT LABELED AND DATED.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(RICE, FLOUR,ETC.) FOUND COOKED FOOD INSIDE REACH IN COOLER NOT LABELED AND DATED.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • FOUND LARGE POTS NOT STORED PROPERLY.(MUST STORE INVERTED)Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • FOUND LARGE POTS NOT STORED PROPERLY.(MUST STORE INVERTED)
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • FOUND GAS PIPING AND COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN. (GREASE BUILDUP)
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • FOUND NO SHIELDED LIGHTS INSIDE OF REACH IN COOLER AND FREEZER.
When was Mars Paradise last inspected?
Mars Paradise has 4 inspections on record going back to October 21, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| February 19, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 28, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2013 | Fail |
Mars Paradise vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, 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 February 19, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.