New York Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 13, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at New York Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED ONE (1) DOOR STANDING FREEZER AT THE DOOR SEPARATING THE FRONT AND REAR AREAS TO NOT BE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, WITH THE UNIT TURNED OFF FULLY. UNIT WAS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. STANDING ONE (1) DOOR FREEZER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL ENTIRE COOLER/EQUIPMENT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-005.
🌡️thermometers missing
Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER PRESENT IN THE TWO DOOR PREP COOLER AT THE FRONT PREP AREA NEXT TO CASHIER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER IN COOLER TO MEASURE THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE.
⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BAGS OF BREAD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE TWO DOOR STANDING FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT AGAINST CONTAMINATION.
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BAGS OF BREAD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE TWO DOOR STANDING FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT AGAINST CONTAMINATION.
⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BOXES OF SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR PREP AREA LEADING TO THE HALL FOR THE BUILDING. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BOXES OF SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR PREP AREA LEADING TO THE HALL FOR THE BUILDING. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE HAND SINK NEXT TO THE THREE (3) COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE EXTREMELY SLOW DRAINING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE AND MAINTAIN HAND SINK IN GOOD REPAIR. • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE IN WATER LINE FOR ICE MACHINE.
⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED ALL THREE (3) BASINS OF THE THREE (3) COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA TO BE BACKING UP/FILLING WITH WASTE WATER WHENEVER THE HAND SINK IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO IT IS USED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE THREE (3) COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND SINK DRAIN TO ENSURE WASTE WATER IS NOT BACKING UP THROUGH ANY DRAINS. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED. PLUMBER ARRIVED ON SITE BY END OF INSPECTION AND CLEANED OUT GREASE TRAP, DRAINS, AND CLEANED AND SANITIZED SURROUNDING AREAS. ALL WASTE IS PROPERLY CONVEYED AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED ALL THREE (3) BASINS OF THE THREE (3) COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA TO BE BACKING UP/FILLING WITH WASTE WATER WHENEVER THE HAND SINK IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO IT IS USED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE THREE (3) COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND SINK DRAIN TO ENSURE WASTE WATER IS NOT BACKING UP THROUGH ANY DRAINS. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED. PLUMBER ARRIVED ON SITE BY END OF INSPECTION AND CLEANED OUT GREASE TRAP, DRAINS, AND CLEANED AND SANITIZED SURROUNDING AREAS. ALL WASTE IS PROPERLY CONVEYED AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT IN WALK IN COOLER TO NOT BE FUNCTIONAL AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE LIGHT AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE WALK IN COOLER.
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT IN WALK IN COOLER TO NOT BE FUNCTIONAL AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE LIGHT AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE WALK IN COOLER.
⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN PREP AREA WITHOUT COMPLETED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, AND ALL NEW EMPLOYEES COMPLETE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN PREP AREA WITHOUT COMPLETED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, AND ALL NEW EMPLOYEES COMPLETE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.
When was New York Market last inspected?
New York Market has 14 inspections on record going back to July 24, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
date
result
score
August 13, 2025
Pass w/ Conditions
September 9, 2024
Pass w/ Conditions
June 14, 2023
Pass w/ Conditions
August 3, 2022
Pass w/ Conditions
July 27, 2022
Fail
April 5, 2021
Pass w/ Conditions
October 14, 2020
Pass w/ Conditions
October 5, 2020
Fail
November 13, 2019
Pass w/ Conditions
August 28, 2017
Pass w/ Conditions
July 13, 2016
Pass
December 11, 2015
Pass
New York Market vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 25% of them.
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 August 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.