Shell Food Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 22, 2020
• address5201 W Addison St, Chicago 60641
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Shell Food Mart clean?

Shell Food Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 22, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Shell Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 22, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • MISSING DISINFECTANT EFFECTIVE FOR NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED,
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR WITH 1/4 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE THE DOOR TIGHT FITTING/RODENT INSECTS PROOFED AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • DEFROST THE ICE CREAM FREEZER WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE MOP SINK AND MAINTAIN. ALL DISPLAY SHELVINGS ARE DUSTY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN,SANITIZE THE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • BOTTOM SHELVE OF THE WALK IN COOLER WITH MILK ARE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE LID/COVER FOR THE WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE UNISEX WASHROOM FOR SANITARY AND FEMININE ITEMS.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE LID/COVER FOR THE WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE UNISEX WASHROOM FOR SANITARY AND FEMININE ITEMS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOOR THRU-OUT THE GROCERY STORE,ALONG THE WALL BASE, IN BETWEEN THE COOLERS, IN THE REAR STORAGE/DISHWASHING AREA WITH DUST ACCUMULATED . INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • CEILING VENT COVER INSIDE THE WASHROOM WITH DUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Shell Food Mart last inspected?

Shell Food Mart has 5 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2011.

Shell Food Mart vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 22, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.