Sweqi Food Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 24, 2020
• address4100 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Sweqi Food Mart clean?

Sweqi Food Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 24, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sweqi Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 24, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT/PROCEDURE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, AND CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT OUTLINE IN PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REACH IN DISPLAY COOLERS. MUST PLACE A THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS SPOT IN ALL REFRIGERATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVING IN REAR OF THE STORE. INSTRUCTED MUST PAINT OR SEAL ALL WOOD SURFACES TO MAKE NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME. • OBSERVED DUCT TAPE USED AS A FORM OF REPAIR FOR GLASS DOOR ON COOLER IN REAR OF STORE. MUST REMOVE DUCK TAPE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SEVERAL STAINED OR DAMAGED CEILING TILES TOWARDS REAR OF THE STORE. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT POSTED IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MUST POST MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT POSTED IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MUST POST MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). NO CITATION ISSUED.

When was Sweqi Food Mart last inspected?

Sweqi Food Mart has 7 inspections on record going back to September 7, 2010.

Sweqi Food Mart vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.

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• ✓! Mozart Grocery Store
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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 24, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.