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Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 7, 2023
- address222 W Merchandise Mart Plz, Chicago 60654
Is Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. clean?
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 7, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 7, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • A SIGN OR POSTER THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS IS NOT PROVIDED AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN RESTROOMS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES. PROVIDE A CLEARLY VISIBLE HANDWASHING SIGN AT EACH HAND SINK.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • THERMOMETERS IS NOT PROVIDED IN STAND UP COOLERS AND HOT HOLDING UNITS. COLD/HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT USED FOR TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE THERMOMETER IN AN EASILY VIEWED LOCATION.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • ALL SINK FIXTURE UNITS THAT IS NOT EASILY MOVABLE MUST BE CAULKED/SEALED ADJACENT TO WALLS NEAR DISH AREA.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES OBTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES OBTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION.
When was Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. last inspected?
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. has 2 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| June 7, 2023 | Pass |
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 June 7, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.