Smart Food Mart & Cellular

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 12, 2022
• address9249 S Halsted St, Chicago 60620
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Smart Food Mart & Cellular clean?

Smart Food Mart & Cellular is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 12, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Smart Food Mart & Cellular?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE OF DELI DISPLAY COOLER SUCH AS 3LBS. TURKEY 46.0F,5LBS. GROUND BEEF 45.6F.5LBS. ITALIAN BEEF 50.4F. 1/2 GALLONS MILK 46.3F-46.4F. 1- GALLONS 46.3F-48.7F. PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER .MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. APPX.13LBS. 27-1/2 GALLONS. 24- GALLONS. $225.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF DELI DISPLAY UNIT AT 47.8F WITH TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE. A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG HAS BEEN PLACED ON UNIT. ONCE REPAIRED EMAIL LETTER.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 41.0F OR BELOW.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(COS).AIR TEMPERATURE IS NOW 26.6F UPPER AND BOTTOM 40.3F ON DELI DISPLAY UNIT.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED AN APPX. "1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE FROM PREP TABLES.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UORIGHT POSITION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UORIGHT POSITION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMP SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST DEFROST ICE BUILD UP FROM FROZEN FOOD FREEZER. MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM PREP TABLES,REACH IN COOLER POP SLEEVES, DISPLAY SHELVES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REMOVE AND ELIMINATE UNUSED EQUIPEMENT FROM REAR YARD TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES WHERE NEEDED.DAMAGED WALL BEHIND REAR PREP TABLE. • MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER FROM WALLS IN BOTH PREP AREAS.

When was Smart Food Mart & Cellular last inspected?

Smart Food Mart & Cellular has 11 inspections on record going back to January 31, 2012.

Smart Food Mart & Cellular 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 33% 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 May 12, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.