Mercado 43

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 10, 2015
• address2557 W Pope John Paul Ii Dr, Chicago 60632
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mercado 43 clean?

Mercado 43 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 10, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Mercado 43?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 10, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE THROUGH OUT PREMISES. INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES ON SITE. INSTD TO SEAL/PAINT SAME.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES ON SITE. INSTD TO SEAL/PAINT SAME.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • UNFINISHED CEILING AND WALLS IN BASEMENT WHERE ICE MACHINE LOCATED. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME SO AS SURFACES TO BE A SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE OR REMOVE ICE MACHINE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • UNFINISHED CEILING AND WALLS IN BASEMENT WHERE ICE MACHINE LOCATED. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME SO AS SURFACES TO BE A SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE OR REMOVE ICE MACHINE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • ICE MACHINE WITHOUT PROPER BACK FLOW DEVICE. PROVIDE SAME.

When was Mercado 43 last inspected?

Mercado 43 has 4 inspections on record going back to January 22, 2015.

Mercado 43 vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 23% of them.

Other spots in Brighton Park

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• ✓ Mobil Mart
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• ✓ Kevin Grocery & Liquor, Ltd.
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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 September 10, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.