Substation Market

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026
• address210 N Halsted St, Chicago 60661
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Substation Market clean?

Substation Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Substation Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND WASHROOM MISSING SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PLUMBING FIXTURES IN POOR REPAIR: DRAIN PLUMBING BENEATH THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA HANDWASHING SINK IN POOR REPAIR, LEAKING BUT FUNCTIONAL; DRAIN PLUGS AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, LEAKING BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE LISTED PLUMBING FIXTURES TO ELIMINATE LEAKS AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BASE BOARD BENEATH FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA HANDWASHING SINK AND WAREWASHING AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE CONSTRUCTED OF UNTREATED/UNPAINTED EXPOSED WOOD. INSTRUCTED TO TREAT, COVER, OR REPLACE EXPOSED WOOD IN THIS ARE AND MAINTAIN ALL INDOOR AREA SURFACES SMOOTH, EASILY-CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.

When was Substation Market last inspected?

Substation Market has 2 inspections on record going back to January 13, 2026.

Substation Market vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 50% 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 January 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.