Tamara 1 Food Mart

December 3, 2025 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings5
  • 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 HANDWASHING SIGN IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE, WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
    code 2Priority
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. FOUND APPORXIMATELY 15 RAT DROPPINGS ON SITE. RAT DROPPINGS FOUND ON FLOOR NEAR MOP SINK, BEHIND REFRIGERATOR AND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FOOD PREP AREA, AND IN THE VENTILATION CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RAT DROPPINGS, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN ALL AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS IN THE MIDDLE NOT SEALED OR RODENT PROOF. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF AND MAINTAIN.
    code 38
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • Removal Of Suspension Sign
    code 63

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 23, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

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