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Tawfik Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 20, 2026
- address1948 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Tawfik Market clean?
Tawfik Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tawfik Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11 OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18 OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING OF THE TOILET BOWL AND TOILET BOWL FIXTURES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. 6-501.19 OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM DOOR WITHOUT A SELF CLOSING DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18 OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING OF THE TOILET BOWL AND TOILET BOWL FIXTURES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. 6-501.19 OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM DOOR WITHOUT A SELF CLOSING DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA AND REAR IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR'S VIEW. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR'S VIEW. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
When was Tawfik Market last inspected?
Tawfik Market has 3 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 5, 2025 | Pass |
Tawfik Market vs Avalon Park
Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.
Other spots in Avalon Park
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 March 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.