Supermercado Martin

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 21, 2026
• address5155-5159 W Addison St, Chicago 60641
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Supermercado Martin clean?

Supermercado Martin is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 21, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Supermercado Martin?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK IN PREP/DISWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDSOAP AT ALL TIMES. (CORRECTED ON SITE-MANAGER PROVIDED SOAP) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA AND EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
• ⚠️Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulterated • OBSERVED MULTIPLE FOOD ITEMS SUCH AS CHORIZO AND SAUSAGE THAT WERE SPOILED WITH MOLD BEING STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATON ISSUED.critical
  Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulterated • OBSERVED MULTIPLE FOOD ITEMS SUCH AS CHORIZO AND SAUSAGE THAT WERE SPOILED WITH MOLD BEING STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATON ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER FOUND INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING FOOD PRODUCTS: CHICKEN AT 47.0F, 46.8, CHORIZO AT 46.9F, SAUSAGE AT 46.0F AND BEEF AT 46.8F. INSTRUCTED ALL TCS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF BELOW 41.0F AND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF ABOVE 135.0F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOODS DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 49F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OVER 50 DEAD ROACHES THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AREA. ALSO OBSERVED A DECOMPOSING RAT LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE AND CLEAN. • OBSERVED INADEQUATE INSECTS CONTROL, FOUND ABOUT 5 LIVE ROACHES SCATTERED THROUGH OUT PREP AND DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE INSECTS ACTIVITY IN ALL AFFECTED AREAS, PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS RECOMMENDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A)
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLES, CHOPPING BOARD. MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED A 'SCOTTS' FERTILIZER BRANDED PRESSURE SPRAYER TO STORE WATER AND SPRAY POTATOES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND USE ONLY FOOD-GRADE EQUIPMENT. CITATION ISSUED, PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. • OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINER ON SHELVING UNITS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD FROM SHELVING UNITS. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED THE MEAT SLIDER IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF FOOD/MEAT DEBRIS INSIDE WHERE THE MEAT IS CUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER OIL FILTERING UNIT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CLEAR LIQUID POOLING ON FLOORS IN WALK IN COOLER AND THE HOT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST KEEP FLOORS CLEAN AND DRY TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED A HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF DIRT, DUST, GREASE, FOOD SPLATTER AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALLS AND FLOORS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HOT FOOD PREP LINE UNDER AND AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS. • NSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN PREP/COOKING AREA AND AT CUSTOMER AREA UNDERNEATH PRODUCE DISPLAY STORAGE RACKS AND UNDERNEATH THE GROCERY DISPLAY SHELFS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE DIRT,DEBRIS.

When was Supermercado Martin last inspected?

Supermercado Martin has 15 inspections on record going back to January 10, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Supermercado Martin 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 12% 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 July 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.