Montrose Deli & Fruit Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 11, 2019
• address5407-5411 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60641
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Montrose Deli & Fruit Market clean?

Montrose Deli & Fruit Market is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 11, 2019. 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 Montrose Deli & Fruit Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 11, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010,NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS AND NO CLEAN-UP ITEMS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS).PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HAND SINK IN REAR PREP STATION. PREMISES MUST OBTAIN AND INSTALL A HAND SINK UNDER CITY WATER PRESSURE WITH SOAP AND HAND PAPER TOWELS AND TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C),NO CITATION ISSUED. - -
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND (TCS FOODS) STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES AT DELI WALL DISPLAY COOLER. FOUND HAM ON THE BONE AT 52.0 F,POLISH SAUSAGES AT 48.0 F,VEAL PATES AT 53.0 F. HOWEVER,AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE FOR DELI WALL DISPLAY COOLER MEASURED AT 41.0 F. ALSO, FOUND IMPROPER TEMPERATURES AT CUSTOMER DISPLAY PASTRY COOLER ASSORTED PACKAGED CHEESE CAKES INTERNAL TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 49.3 F-58.5 F,CUT WATER MELON 49.2 F-51.9 F ETC. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 80#'S OF FOOD WORTH $350.00 AS STATED BY MANAGER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, THAT (TCS FOODS) MUST BE MAINTAINED IN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41.0 F OR COLDER AND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 135.0 F OR HOTTER AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.COS.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • FOUND READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS (SOUPS,CHICKEN,MEAT BALLS ETC) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE CONSUMED OR DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED. - -
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • FOUND APPROXIMATELY 10 #'S OF VACUUM PACKAGED PORK (TCS FOODS) IN WALK-IN-COOLER HELD UNDER 41 F NOT LABELED,NOT FOLLOWING HACCP PLAN OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL INDIVIDUAL VACUUM PACKAGED PORK (TCS FOODS) AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.(COS)
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE.FOUND PASTRY/CHEESE CAKES DISPLAY COOLER IN CUSTOMER AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 60.5 F.THE COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION MUST NOT USE.ALL COOLERS MUST BE AT PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41 F OR COLDER AT ALL TIMES.ONCE COOLER IS REPAIRED YOU CAN FAX A LETTER TO 312-746-4240 OR E-MAIL: [email protected] TO REQUEST A TAG REMOVAL.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED. - COS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED A TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE MILK COOLER IN CUSTOMER AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP ON THE FAN GUARDS IN WALK-IN-COOLERS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND A SMALL WATER LEAK AT DRAIN PIPE UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING LEAK AND TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OFFICE WASH ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OFFICE WASH ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND DELI AREA IN NEED FOR FURTHER CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD GREASE DEBRIS SPILLAGES AND TO MAINTAIN.ALSO,EXPOSED BRICK ALONG THE REAR STORAGE ROOM MUST BE SEALED SO THAT SURFACES ARE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE AND TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS WITH ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS/DEBRIS.MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND TO MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS WITH ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS/DEBRIS.MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND TO MAINTAIN.

When was Montrose Deli & Fruit Market last inspected?

Montrose Deli & Fruit Market has 19 inspections on record going back to July 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Montrose Deli & Fruit Market vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 39% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 73 mid, 363 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage 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 September 11, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.