Municipal Foods

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 13, 2026
• address2559 W Division St, Chicago 60622
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Municipal Foods clean?

Municipal Foods is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Municipal Foods?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN,DISCOLORED AND DEEP GROOVES ON ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREAS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL REPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS ON DISPLAY FOR SALE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM AND SIDE OF FRONT ENTRY , EXIT DOORS AND REAR DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. • OBSERVED CUSTOMER WITH LIVE DOG INSIDE THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH CUSTOMER DURING THIS INSPECTION.ADVISED MANAGEMENT NO LIVE ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED ON THE PREMISES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-40-060, CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER,HOLES IN WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREA,NEAR ENTRY TO PREP AREA,HOLES IN CEILING THROUGHOUT TAQUERIA AND MEAT PREP AREA,STAINED & MISSING CEILING TILES WHERE NEEDED. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREP & DISH WASHING AREAS.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

When was Municipal Foods last inspected?

Municipal Foods has 18 inspections on record going back to February 18, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Municipal Foods vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 49% of them.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓ Letiza's Natural Bakery / Enoteca Roma
  clean · July 9, 2026
• ✓ Pie-Eyed Pizzeria
  clean · August 22, 2025
• ✓ Pizza Metro Ii
  cooked · January 16, 2014
• ? Kendall College
  cooked · December 22, 2016
• ✓ Artemio's Bakery #2
  cooked · June 17, 2022
• ✓! Stanley's
  cooked · November 19, 2018

See every restaurant inspection in West Town →

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 January 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.