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The Apple Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 26, 2024
- address2345 N Clark St, Chicago 60614
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is The Apple Market clean?
The Apple Market is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 26, 2024. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at The Apple Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 26, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • NOTED WIPING CLOTHS ON TOP OF CUTTING BOARDS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING BUCKET AND SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT AND FOOD.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED ALL CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP CUTS AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND RESTORE TO SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACE OR REPLACE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED LOOSE DOOR FRAMES OF BUTCHERS DISPLAY CASE REPAIRED WITH TAPE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TAPE AND REPAIR/REPLACE DOORS.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NOTED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NOTED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
When was The Apple Market last inspected?
The Apple Market has 9 inspections on record going back to October 28, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| July 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 1, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 18, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 20, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 14, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 5, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 28, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 28, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions |
The Apple Market vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 41% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 673 clean, 174 mid, 789 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 26, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.