Meera Food Mart

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 29, 2014
• address5524 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Meera Food Mart clean?

Meera Food Mart is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 29, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Meera Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 29, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN WINDOW IN TOILET ROOM AND BROKEN GLASS ON POP COOLER,TORN TOILET SEAT.MUST REMOVE CRATES USED FOR STORAGE SHELVES AND PROVIDE SHELVING UNITS
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN WINDOW IN TOILET ROOM AND BROKEN GLASS ON POP COOLER,TORN TOILET SEAT.MUST REMOVE CRATES USED FOR STORAGE SHELVES AND PROVIDE SHELVING UNITS
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST DEFROST ALL FREEZERS.MUST CLEAN DIRT AND FOOD DEBRI FROM ALL SHELVING UNITS ,DISPLAY RACKS,COOLERS,WINDOW SILLS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND BOTH BASEMENTS.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM BASEMENT FLOOR AND KEEP DRY.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN FLOOR .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT,GAP BETWEEN FLOOR AND WALL BASES WHERE NEEDED
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND BOTH BASEMENTS.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM BASEMENT FLOOR AND KEEP DRY.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN FLOOR .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT,GAP BETWEEN FLOOR AND WALL BASES WHERE NEEDED
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS.MUST REPAIR DAMAGED WALL UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,REPLACE MISSING WALL BASES WHERE NEEDED.MUST CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS.MUST REPAIR DAMAGED WALL UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,REPLACE MISSING WALL BASES WHERE NEEDED.MUST CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB IN REAR AREA
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING SUMP PUMP LID,LEAKY OVER HEAD PIPES IN BASEMENT.MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM,BACK FLOW DEVICE ON MOP SINK
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE,ELEVATE OR ORGANIZE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ARTICLES (T.V.,RACKS,DRY WALL,SHELVING UNITS,PAINT CANS,ETC) FROM REAR AREA AND 2ND LEVEL OFFICE AREA

When was Meera Food Mart last inspected?

Meera Food Mart has 4 inspections on record going back to October 23, 2014.

Meera Food Mart vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 October 29, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.