Mj Food Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 18, 2020
• address285 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60624
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mj Food Market clean?

Mj Food Market is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 18, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Mj Food Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 18, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (NACHO CHEESE, COOKED BEEF, DAIRY CREAMERS FOR COFFEE). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW. MUST MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR REVIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED. DOCUMENT PROVIDED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT HAND SINK LOCATED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. PIC CORRECTED DURING THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030 (C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED HOT HOLD UNITS USED FOR STORING COOKED GROUND BEEF, AND NACHO CHEESE ON DISPLAY IN GROCERY AREA OF FACILITY ON TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SAID FOODS AND RELOCATE HOT HOLD UNITS TO DESIGNATED PREP AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION FROM CONSUMERS. MUST MAINTAIN. PERSON IN CHARGE MOVED HOT HOLD UNITS TO PREP AREA BEHIND DISPLAY COOLER AWAY FROM PUBLIC AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION.7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED HOT HOLD UNITS USED FOR STORING COOKED GROUND BEEF, AND NACHO CHEESE ON DISPLAY IN GROCERY AREA OF FACILITY ON TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SAID FOODS AND RELOCATE HOT HOLD UNITS TO DESIGNATED PREP AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION FROM CONSUMERS. MUST MAINTAIN. PERSON IN CHARGE MOVED HOT HOLD UNITS TO PREP AREA BEHIND DISPLAY COOLER AWAY FROM PUBLIC AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION.7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE UTILITY MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, UNUSED EQUIPMENT, TRASH AND STORED IN BASEMENT ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND REMOVE POOLING OF WATER IN SAID AREA. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. MUST MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. MUST MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.

When was Mj Food Market last inspected?

Mj Food Market has 6 inspections on record going back to October 24, 2018.

Mj Food Market vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 18, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.