Mediterranean Food Mart, Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 3, 2015
• address4362 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60641
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mediterranean Food Mart, Inc clean?

Mediterranean Food Mart, Inc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 3, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Mediterranean Food Mart, Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 3, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. LARGE CONTAINER OF READY TO EAT OLIVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER STORED UNDER UNCOVERED RAW LAMB CARCASES ON METAL RACK SHELVING. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED OLIVES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • ONE SIDE OF THE MEAT CUTTING BOARD IN POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP CUTS AND GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • ONE SIDE OF THE MEAT CUTTING BOARD IN POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP CUTS AND GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL/FLOOR BASEBOARD COVING THROUGHOUT THE WASHROOM PEELING FROM THE WALL. MUST REPLACE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL/FLOOR BASEBOARD COVING THROUGHOUT THE WASHROOM PEELING FROM THE WALL. MUST REPLACE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INTERIOR DRAIN OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN POOR REPAIR AND CORRODED. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • FOOD PREP WIPING CLOTHS MUST MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • FOOD PREP WIPING CLOTHS MUST MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

When was Mediterranean Food Mart, Inc last inspected?

Mediterranean Food Mart, Inc has 4 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2014.

Mediterranean Food Mart, Inc vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 December 3, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.