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Swap-O-Rama Flea Market
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 12, 2018
- address4100 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60609
Is Swap-O-Rama Flea Market clean?
Swap-O-Rama Flea Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 12, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Swap-O-Rama Flea Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 12, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NOT WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR VOMITTING OR DIARHEAL CLEANUP. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • Observed ladies and mens restrooms without hot water available in the washbowl sinks, on south side of building. Water temperature ranging 69F - 79F. Instructed all washbowl sinks must have hot water temperature of minimum of 100F. Operator corrected during inspection. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NEED FOR ADDITIONAL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA WHERE OPEN FOODS (NACHOS WITH CHEESE, PRETZELS, HOT DOGS, ETC.) ARE BEING DISPENSED; ALSO MUST INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR SNACK BAR AREA WHERE OPEN FOODS ARE BEING ASSEMBLED AND SERVED, SUCH AS NACHO CHEESE, HOT DOGS, ELOTES, ETC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED. BUSINESS NOT OPERATING DURING INSPECTION. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDING. OBSERVED HAND DRYERS IN DISREPAIR (THEY DO NOT WORK). MUST REPAIR OR PROVIDE SANITARY MEANS TO DRY HANDS IN ALL RESTROOMS. OPERATOR PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO SOAP IN LADIES RESTROOM SOUTH AND MEN'S RESTROOM EAST. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AT ALL WASHBOWL SINKS IN ALL RESTROOMS, AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. MUST MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED SEVERAL EXTERIOR DOORS/ GARAGE DOORS WITH 2-6 INCH GAPS ALONG BOTTOMS AND SIDES IN DOCK AND REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST REPAIR TO MAKE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS AND GARAGE DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE WASTE (TOILET PAPER) OVERFLOWING FROM GARBAGE CANS ONTO THE FLOOR IN MEN'S EAST RESTROOM. OBSERVED TOILETS HEAVILY SOILED IN MEN'S RESTROOM EAST, AND WOMEN'S RESTROOM SOUTH. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL EQUIPMENT AND FLOORS IN RESTROOMS. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE WASTE (TOILET PAPER) OVERFLOWING FROM GARBAGE CANS ONTO THE FLOOR IN MEN'S EAST RESTROOM. OBSERVED TOILETS HEAVILY SOILED IN MEN'S RESTROOM EAST, AND WOMEN'S RESTROOM SOUTH. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL EQUIPMENT AND FLOORS IN RESTROOMS. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST ON VENTILATION HOOD IN FRONT PREP AREA OVER FRYERS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST ON VENTILATION HOOD IN FRONT PREP AREA OVER FRYERS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. NO CITATION ISSUED.
When was Swap-O-Rama Flea Market last inspected?
Swap-O-Rama Flea Market has 16 inspections on record going back to May 13, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| July 12, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 1, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2016 | — | |
| August 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 3, 2014 | — | |
| February 24, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 17, 2012 | Fail | |
| January 25, 2012 | Fail | |
| August 25, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 18, 2011 | Fail | |
| September 9, 2010 | Pass |
Swap-O-Rama Flea Market vs Mckinley Park
Mckinley Park runs 68% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 39 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Mckinley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 12, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.