Tala Quick Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 25, 2022
• address5652 W Division St, Chicago 60651
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Tala Quick Mart clean?

Tala Quick Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 25, 2022. 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 Tala Quick Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 25, 2022, 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/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT OR WRITTEN PROCEDURES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/2 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRY DOOR. MUST SEAL GAP/RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY, AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAW WOOD BEING USED AS SHELVING AT THE FRONT COUNTER NEXT TO THE ENTRY DOOR. MUST SEAL OR REFINISH WOOD SO THAT SURFACE IS SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILD UP ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE ATM AND ICE FREEZER. MUST CLEAN SAID AREA AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BASE COVING IN POOR REPAIR IN THE WASHROOM AND THE FRONT STORAGE AREA WHERE THE EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK AND 3-COMPARMTENT SINK ARE LOCATED. MUST REPAIR AND/OR INSTALL COVING/BASEBOARD STRIP IN SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN.

When was Tala Quick Mart last inspected?

Tala Quick Mart has 2 inspections on record going back to November 25, 2022.

Tala Quick Mart vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 November 25, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.