Sam Food Mart Inc

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 6, 2024
• address1438 W 103Rd St, Chicago 60643
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Sam Food Mart Inc clean?

Sam Food Mart Inc is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 6, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Sam Food Mart Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SANITIZING BUCKETS TO HOLD WIPING CLOTHS
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • ALL COUNTERS IN REAR AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND UNNECESSARY CLUTTER. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND REMOVE ROCKS HOLDING UP SHELF. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MOP SINK IS CURRENTLY NOT CONNECTED TO CITY PLUMBING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. • HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP AREA SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECTED AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OILET ROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OILET ROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLENING TO REMOVE ALL DEBIS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN REAR PREP AREA MUST BE REMOVED OR ORGANIZED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

When was Sam Food Mart Inc last inspected?

Sam Food Mart Inc has 11 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2011.

Sam Food Mart Inc vs Washington Heights

Washington Heights runs 63% clean across 234 tracked restaurants — 148 clean, 41 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 234 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 February 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.