Marvin Restaurant

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 22, 2018
• address901 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60644

Is Marvin Restaurant clean?

Marvin Restaurant is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Marvin Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN THE WATER IS RUNNING AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SO THAT THE FLOOR DRAIN DOES NOT BACK UP. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION #29 FROM REPORT #2135368 ON 1/12/18 NOT CORRECTED: 29 - PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2043367 ON 4/24/17 NOT CORRECTED: 34 - FLOORS NEED CLEANING ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS IN THE KITCHEN TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. 35- NOTED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FRONT DINING AREA. MUST REPLACE. ALSO CLEAN AIR VENTS IN THE SAME AREA. 38 - NOTED PIPES LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090.critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION #29 FROM REPORT #2135368 ON 1/12/18 NOT CORRECTED: 29 - PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2043367 ON 4/24/17 NOT CORRECTED: 34 - FLOORS NEED CLEANING ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS IN THE KITCHEN TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. 35- NOTED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FRONT DINING AREA. MUST REPLACE. ALSO CLEAN AIR VENTS IN THE SAME AREA. 38 - NOTED PIPES LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING DISPLAY. OBSERVED A STEAM TABLE WITH UNCOVERED CONTAINERS WITH FOOD IN IT NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION FROM THE PUBLIC. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MOVE THE STEAM TABLE OR PROVIDE A SNEEZEGUARD OR BARRIER SO THAT THE FOOD IS PROTECTED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED FROZEN FOODS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOODS IN FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS. OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE DOORS OF THE 2 DOOR COOLER. MUST REPAIR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED FROZEN FOODS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOODS IN FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS. OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE DOORS OF THE 2 DOOR COOLER. MUST REPAIR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP ON TOP AND SIDES OF THE STOVES. DETAIL CLEAN THE STORAGE SHELVES, TOP OF CHEST FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND EXTERIOR OF REFRIEGERATOR. REMOVE THE DEAD INSECT FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CABINET DOOR UNDERNEATH THE GRILL.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES AROUND THE FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES AROUND THE FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN THE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA. CLEAN THE DUST AND GREASE ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTER. REPAIR THE WALL ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED WATER DRIPPING FROM THE CEILING IN THE DINING ROOM. MUST REPAIR THE SOURCE OF ALL LEAKS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN THE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA. CLEAN THE DUST AND GREASE ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTER. REPAIR THE WALL ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED WATER DRIPPING FROM THE CEILING IN THE DINING ROOM. MUST REPAIR THE SOURCE OF ALL LEAKS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • CLEAN THE VENTILATION COVERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY ROUTE THE DRAIN FROM THE ICE MACHINE INTO A FLOOR DRAIN SO THAT THE WATER DOES NOT LEAK ONTO THE FLOOR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST ORGANIZE AND REMOVE CLUTTER FROM THE STORAGE CLOSET NEXT TO THE FOOD PREP AREA AND ROOM NEXT TO THE OFFICE.

When was Marvin Restaurant last inspected?

Marvin Restaurant has 21 inspections on record going back to August 4, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Marvin Restaurant 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 January 22, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.