North & Pulaski Fresh Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 14, 2025
• address3850 W North Ave, Chicago 60647
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is North & Pulaski Fresh Market clean?

North & Pulaski Fresh Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at North & Pulaski Fresh Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN PREP, STORAGE, AND WALK-IN FREEZERS. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN PREP, STORAGE, AND WALK-IN FREEZERS. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM SHELVING UNITS AND PREP TABLES IN DELI AREA, COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND MUST REMOVE RUST FROM PREP TABLES IN MEAT PROCESSING AREA. • CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF ALL REACH-COOLERS IN BASEMENT BAKERY IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO ENSURE THE DEVICE CAN BE LOCATED, SERVICED, AND MAINTAINED. • OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING AND HOT & COLD-WATER FAUCETS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DELI 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, BUTCHER AREAS ALL HANDS SINKS, BUTCHER 3 COMP SINK INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE AND FAUCETS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE BUTCHER FRONT AND REAR PREP. CONCRETE WALLS IN BUTCHER FRONT AND REAR PREP TILE IN NEED OF GROUT. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE, AND BASEMENT AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN IN WALK-IN COOLER, LIGHT SHIELDS IN COOKING AREA, AND CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FANS, LIGHT SHIELDS, AND CEILING/WALL VENTS. • OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR GROUT, MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DELI, BUTCHER, AND BASEMENT BAKERY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED-OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE HOOD SYSTEM IN TAQUERIA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED-OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE HOOD SYSTEM IN TAQUERIA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER WITH NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS TO OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.

When was North & Pulaski Fresh Market last inspected?

North & Pulaski Fresh Market has 24 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

North & Pulaski Fresh Market vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% of them.

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• ? Zaina Food Mart Inc.
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• ✓ Subway
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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 May 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.