Supermercado Alex

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 1, 2026
• address4134 W 31St St, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Supermercado Alex clean?

Supermercado Alex is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Supermercado Alex?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED AS SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO RECEPTACLES AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE RECEPTACLES IN ALL AREAS WASTE IS COMMONLY DISCARDED.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO RECEPTACLES AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE RECEPTACLES IN ALL AREAS WASTE IS COMMONLY DISCARDED.

When was Supermercado Alex last inspected?

Supermercado Alex has 20 inspections on record going back to May 13, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Supermercado Alex vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 32% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 216 clean, 40 mid, 409 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 71% of them.

Other spots in South Lawndale

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  cooked · December 16, 2014
• ? Don Palito's Grocery
  cooked · December 11, 2014
• ✓ Diocelina's Grocery
  cooked · February 19, 2015
• ✓ La Nueva Imagen Grocery
  cooked · April 11, 2013
• ✕ Ubitas Ice Cream
  cooked · May 9, 2011
• ✕ Ubitas Ice Cream
  cooked · May 9, 2011

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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 April 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.