Pete's Market

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 4, 2025
• address5838 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60629
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Pete's Market clean?

Pete's Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 4, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Pete's Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE WOMEN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND POST.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINER ON FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE PRODUCE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND IN THE PRODUCE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH/REPLACE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MOP STORED IMPROPERLY IN THE BAKERY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE MOP PROPERLY WITH MOPHEAD IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION TO ALLOW FOR AIR-DRYING WITHOUT SOILING AND PEST HARBORAGING.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DUST/DIRT AT VENT IN MENS EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN THE BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTSIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DUST/DIRT AT VENT IN MENS EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN THE BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTSIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

When was Pete's Market last inspected?

Pete's Market has 28 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Pete's Market vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 25% of them.

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• ? Aztec Grill
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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 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.