Mercado Viveros

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 5, 2015
• address5231 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60641
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mercado Viveros clean?

Mercado Viveros is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 5, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Mercado Viveros?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • ALL HOLES IN ALL WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT THE REAR AREA MUST BE SEALED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • ALL HOLES IN ALL WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT THE REAR AREA MUST BE SEALED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR MUST HAVE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE A UTILITY MOP SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER WITHIN THE INSIDE OF THE FACILITY.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ALL UNUSED SHELVING AND ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR MUST BE STORED ELEVATED 6" FROM THE FLOOR AND ORGANIZED.

When was Mercado Viveros last inspected?

Mercado Viveros has 3 inspections on record going back to April 15, 2015.

Mercado Viveros vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 May 5, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.