Nowak's Farmers Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 27, 2017
• address5259 W Fullerton, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Nowak's Farmers Market clean?

Nowak's Farmers Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 27, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Nowak's Farmers Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 27, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR BEVERAGE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON VENT COVER ABOVE 1 COMP SINK AT PREP STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR BEVERAGE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON VENT COVER ABOVE 1 COMP SINK AT PREP STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHTS ABOVE FRYER AND FLAT TOP GRILL AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED INVENTORY IN REAR COOLER AND REAR BEVERAGE DRY STORAGE ROOM, STORED ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE INVENTORY AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE , WHILE IN STORAGE. MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA WITH UNUSED KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, LARGER STOCK POTS, SAUCE BOWLS, STOVES, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.

When was Nowak's Farmers Market last inspected?

Nowak's Farmers Market has 7 inspections on record going back to September 29, 2010.

Nowak's Farmers Market vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 November 27, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.