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The Fresh Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 28, 2026
- address2730 N Halsted St, Chicago 60614
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is The Fresh Market clean?
The Fresh Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 28, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Fresh Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE AN OPERATIONAL INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE THE SEAFOOD DISPLAY COOLER.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • REAR TWO DOOR DELIVERY ENTRANCE IN THE REAR HALLWAY WITH AND OPEN 1/2 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD AND TORN RUBBER STRIPPING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE SUSHI PREP AND REAR HALLWAY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE SUSHI PREP AND REAR HALLWAY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS A FOOD PREP SURFACE IN THE PANINI PRESS PREP AREA OR PAPER AS A LINER FOR THE DRYING RACK ON THE DELI THREE COMPARTMENT SINK OR UNDER THE SAME SINK.----NOTED PEELING PLASTIC ON THE MEAT DEPT METAL PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED BOTH HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE WOMAN'S WASHROOM WITH EXCESSIVE LIME AND GREEN SLIME SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR AND ON THE BACK SPLASH OF SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED BOTH HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE WOMAN'S WASHROOM WITH EXCESSIVE LIME AND GREEN SLIME SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR AND ON THE BACK SPLASH OF SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOOR UNDER THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE SANDWICH PREP AREA, BEHIND THE ICE MACHINES AND UNDER THE DISH ROOM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DEBRIS AND POOLING LIQUID. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER STATE APPROVAL FOR THE IN-HOUSE TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER STATE APPROVAL FOR THE IN-HOUSE TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN STATE APPROVAL FOR THE IN-HOUSE TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
When was The Fresh Market last inspected?
The Fresh Market has 6 inspections on record going back to October 17, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 2, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions |
The Fresh Market vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 63% 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 May 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.