Rico's Food Market Inc.

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 5, 2012
• address1374 E 70Th St, Chicago 60637
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Rico's Food Market Inc. clean?

Rico's Food Market Inc. is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 5, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Rico's Food Market Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 5, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 1154348 ON 5-29-2012 NOT CORRECTED. (29)PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #472133 ON 12-8-10. REMOVE DEBRIS ON FLOOR BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER. 35/ WALLS AND CEILINGS TILES IN DISREPAIR. REPLACE ALL MISSING AND WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. 40/ PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS WHERE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING SERVED (IE.MILK). 41/CLUTTER THROUGHOUT, ORGANIZE ALL AREAS. MUST CORRECT ALL SERIOUS VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 1154348 ON 5-29-2012 NOT CORRECTED. (29)PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #472133 ON 12-8-10. REMOVE DEBRIS ON FLOOR BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER. 35/ WALLS AND CEILINGS TILES IN DISREPAIR. REPLACE ALL MISSING AND WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. 40/ PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS WHERE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING SERVED (IE.MILK). 41/CLUTTER THROUGHOUT, ORGANIZE ALL AREAS. MUST CORRECT ALL SERIOUS VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE POSTED. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed • HAND WASHING FACILITIES NOT PROEPRLY MAINTAINED. NOTED DRAINPIPE UNDER EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED. MUST REPAIR TO ALLOW FOR PROPER WASTE WATER DISPOSAL. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed • HAND WASHING FACILITIES NOT PROEPRLY MAINTAINED. NOTED DRAINPIPE UNDER EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED. MUST REPAIR TO ALLOW FOR PROPER WASTE WATER DISPOSAL. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • SERIOUS VIOLATION # 29 UPGRADED TO CRITICAL VIOLATION # 14.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. REPLACE SOILED CARDBOARD TRAYS ON CHIP RACKS. DEFROST INTERIOR OF REAR DISPLAY CASE (ICE BUILDUP). REMOVE MILK CRATES OFF FLOOR AND PROVIDE SHELVING FOR STORAGE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. REPLACE SOILED CARDBOARD TRAYS ON CHIP RACKS. DEFROST INTERIOR OF REAR DISPLAY CASE (ICE BUILDUP). REMOVE MILK CRATES OFF FLOOR AND PROVIDE SHELVING FOR STORAGE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, DISPLAY SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND IN SALES AREAS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE MISSING/CRACKED/WORN FLOOR TILES. PROVIDE COVING ALONG WALLS THROUGHOUT. REMOVE ALL DEBRIS ON FLOOR BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER (USED AS A STORAGE AREA). REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER, UNDER MILK CRATES, PALLETS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, ETC, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP STORAGE AND BEHIND COUNTER AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE MISSING/CRACKED/WORN FLOOR TILES. PROVIDE COVING ALONG WALLS THROUGHOUT. REMOVE ALL DEBRIS ON FLOOR BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER (USED AS A STORAGE AREA). REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER, UNDER MILK CRATES, PALLETS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, ETC, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP STORAGE AND BEHIND COUNTER AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND CEILING TILES IN DISREPAIR. REPLACE ALL MISSING AND WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. SEAL ALL HOLES, CRACKS, OPENINGS AROUND ELECTRICAL OUTLETS MAKING ALL WALLS SMOOTH AND EASY CLEANABLE PAINTED A LIGHT COLOR THROUGHOUT. REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN ALL AREAS. REPAIR CEILING IN REAR BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER, NEAR REAR DOOR IN PREP AREA, ETC. REPAIR AND PAINT WALLS IN WASHROOM (MOLD). SEAL ALL OPENINGS, CRACKS, CREVICES IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND WASHROOM AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND CEILING TILES IN DISREPAIR. REPLACE ALL MISSING AND WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. SEAL ALL HOLES, CRACKS, OPENINGS AROUND ELECTRICAL OUTLETS MAKING ALL WALLS SMOOTH AND EASY CLEANABLE PAINTED A LIGHT COLOR THROUGHOUT. REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN ALL AREAS. REPAIR CEILING IN REAR BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER, NEAR REAR DOOR IN PREP AREA, ETC. REPAIR AND PAINT WALLS IN WASHROOM (MOLD). SEAL ALL OPENINGS, CRACKS, CREVICES IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND WASHROOM AREAS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTALL EXPOSED SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER WHERE NACHOS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. PROVIDE VENTILATION IN WASHROOM. REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • VIOLATION UPGRADED.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • VIOLATION UPGRADED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLUTTER THROUGHOUT. ORGANIZE ALL AREAS, ELEVATE ARTICLES 6 INCHES FROM FLOOR. REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, WALK-IN STORAGE AND PREP AREAS.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

When was Rico's Food Market Inc. last inspected?

Rico's Food Market Inc. has 6 inspections on record going back to December 8, 2010.

Rico's Food Market Inc. vs Woodlawn

Woodlawn runs 61% clean across 150 tracked restaurants — 91 clean, 28 mid, 30 cooked.

Against the 150 spots Cooked tracks in Woodlawn, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 June 5, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.