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Ray's Food Mart
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 14, 2016
- address4900 W Walton St, Chicago 60651
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Ray's Food Mart clean?
Ray's Food Mart is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 14, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Ray's Food Mart?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 14, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • WOOD STORAGE SHELF NEEDS REPAINTING.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • WOOD STORAGE SHELF NEEDS REPAINTING.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED THE FRONT FREEZER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND CLEAN. ALSO CLEAN AND SANITIZE REAR SLICER.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR IN FRONT 2 DOOR COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR IN FRONT 2 DOOR COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. ALSO CLEAN/REPAINT WALLS.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. ALSO CLEAN/REPAINT WALLS.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOZZLE LEAKING, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE. ALSO HANDSINK DRAIN RUNNING SLOW, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
When was Ray's Food Mart last inspected?
Ray's Food Mart has 5 inspections on record going back to October 23, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| September 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 29, 2012 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2012 | Fail |
Ray's Food Mart vs Austin
Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.
Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 September 14, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.