Sham Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 25, 2020
• address3400 W Lake St, Chicago 60624
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Sham Market clean?

Sham Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 25, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Sham Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ITEMS STORED IN BASEMENT STORED ON TOP OF MILK CRATES. MUST REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ELEVATE ITEMS ON PROPER SHELVING UNITS IN STORAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBOR-AGE. • MUST REMOVE RED CARPET NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO FLOOR NEAR REGISTERS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT BULBS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT BULBS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP ON FRONT DOOR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO ENCLOSE SPACE TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. MUST MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES IN ANY OF THE COOLING UNITS IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Sham Market last inspected?

Sham Market has 2 inspections on record going back to October 25, 2018.

Sham Market vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 35% of them.

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• ✓ Wallace Catfish, Inc.
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• ✓ Claremont Diner
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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 August 25, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.