South Loop Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 2, 2026
• address2953-2955 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago 60657
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is South Loop Market clean?

South Loop Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 2, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at South Loop Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS.CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED AT END OF RE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-202.16: **C** Nonfood-Contact Surfaces OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12: **C** Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN IN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

When was South Loop Market last inspected?

South Loop Market has 11 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2017.

South Loop Market vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

Other spots in Lake View

• ✓ South Loop Market
  clean · September 13, 2017
• ✓ Ds Tequila Co.
  clean · October 24, 2017
• ✓ Ds Tequila Co.
  clean · August 22, 2023
• ✓! Wingstop
  mid · July 20, 2026
• ✓ Cookies And Cream
  clean · October 13, 2017
• ✓ Kameya Ramen
  clean · June 16, 2025

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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 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.