Supermercado Martin

July 21, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings2

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 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.
code 10Priority
Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical

Inspector note: 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.
code 13Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 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.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 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.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 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)
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLES, CHOPPING BOARD. MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 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 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 • 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.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 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.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 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. • 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.
code 55

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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