Supermercado Rivera

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 1, 2026
• address4334-4338 W 51St St, Chicago 60632
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Supermercado Rivera clean?

Supermercado Rivera is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Supermercado Rivera?

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

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED SLICED WATERMELON IN SALES AREA AT INCORRECT COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE RANGING BETWEEN 69.4-70.0F PACKAGED FOR SALE ON SALESFLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE SLICED MELON MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 41F OR BELOW AND HELD IN COLD HOLD UNIT. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $20 WEIGHING 10LBS PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED EXTERIOR DOOR IN REAR DRY STORAGE PREP AREA WITH 1/4 IN GAP AT BOTTOM. OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF REAR EXIT REAR EXIT DOOR ON SALES FLOOR. OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF OUTER FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TIGHT FITTING.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA NOT LABEL DESIGNATING COMPARTMENTS WASH-RINSE-SANITIZE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA NOT LABEL DESIGNATING COMPARTMENTS WASH-RINSE-SANITIZE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FRONT COLD HOLD DELI COOLER WITH FOOD RESIDUE AND GRIME IN GASKETS, ON DOOR HANDLES, AND DOOR TRACKS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM TOP OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT UTILITY SINK NEAR FRONT PREP DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT UTILITY SINK IN FRONT PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET COVERED WITH ALUMINUM FOIL AT ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AT SAID ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OUT OF ORDER URINAL IN MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OUT OF ORDER URINAL IN MEN'S WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.(NOTE: TOILET IN MEN'S WASHROOM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.)
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WALL IN FRONT PREP ARE WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND PEELING PAINT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED FLOORS, BASEBOARDS IN REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FLOOR NEAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH VOIDS AND GOUGES HOLDING WATER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR FLOOR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP AREA WITH COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPLACE OR REPAIR ALL DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP WITH COOKLINE FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON FILTERS IN HOOD SYSTEM IN TAQUERIA AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON FILTERS IN HOOD SYSTEM IN TAQUERIA AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Supermercado Rivera last inspected?

Supermercado Rivera has 19 inspections on record going back to October 21, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Supermercado Rivera vs Archer Heights

Archer Heights runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 56 mid, 33 cooked.

Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 25% of them.

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• ✓! Carlton Inn Midway
  mid · July 1, 2020
• ✓! Panaderia La Central Bakery
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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 June 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.