Santa Maria Supermercado # 1

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 6, 2012
• address5126 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Santa Maria Supermercado # 1 clean?

Santa Maria Supermercado # 1 is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 6, 2012. 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 Santa Maria Supermercado # 1?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • Potentially hazardous foods does not meet temperature requirement during storage, preparation, display and service. Found cooked chicken in warmer at 117.7 F to 123.4 F. Instructed manager that potentially hazardous foods must maintain 140 F or higher. Critical citation issued 7-38-005(A). Manager volunarily denatured and discarded value $20, 15 lbs.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor under display shelves not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor under display shelves not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling tile damaged in rear. Instructed to replace worn ceiling tile. Hole in wall behind toilet to toilet room. Instructed to seal opening.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling tile damaged in rear. Instructed to replace worn ceiling tile. Hole in wall behind toilet to toilet room. Instructed to seal opening.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Adequate light not provided in unused walk-in-cooler. Instructed to repair non-working light fixtures or replace bulbs.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Drainline under front exposed hand sink leaking. Instructed to repair to prevent leak.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Unnecessary articles stored in basement and rear unused walk-in-cooler. Instructed to remove all unused articles, detail clean areas and elevate supplies 6 inches or higher and away from wall.

When was Santa Maria Supermercado # 1 last inspected?

Santa Maria Supermercado # 1 has 3 inspections on record going back to February 1, 2011.

Santa Maria Supermercado # 1 vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, 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 February 6, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.