Safa Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 25, 2019
• address2319 W Devon Ave, Chicago 60659
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Safa Market clean?

Safa Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 25, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Safa Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 25, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP MPROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE CLEANING SUPPLIES KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION IKSSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. SUCH AS MILK AT 46.1F, 5 GALLONS; BEEF AT 47.2F ,4LBS; CHICKEN AT 49.0F ,40 LBS; GOAT MEAT AT 47.3F ,10LBS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TAT ALL TCS FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41.0F OR LOWER DURING STORAGE. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID PRODUCTS WORTH $126.00. WALK IN COOLER TEMPERATURE AT 41.9F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLES, CHOPPING BOARD MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST DEFROST 3 OUT OF 8 CHEST FREEZERS WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN. MUST REPLACE GROCERY BAG BEING USED TO STORED FROZEN MEAT WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAG.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CAULK WORN OUT WITH BLACK/ORANGE COLOR AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA INSTRUCTED TO RE CAULK AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED ON ONE OUT OF TWO MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE,SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. • HEAVY LEAK ON THE FAUCET CONNECTOR ARM OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO STOP THE LEAK AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE,ORGANIZE THE AREA, ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE. • WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN BOTH WASHROOMS, IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA, IN THE FRONT GROCERY SECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR THE EMPLOYEE HANDLING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR THE EMPLOYEE HANDLING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

When was Safa Market last inspected?

Safa Market has 7 inspections on record going back to November 4, 2013.

Safa Market vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 July 25, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.