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The Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 28, 2023
- address5700 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60638
Is The Market clean?
The Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 28, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 28, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CRATES USED AS SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was The Market last inspected?
The Market has 15 inspections on record going back to April 20, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| July 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2022 | Pass | |
| July 6, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 15, 2021 | Pass | |
| December 14, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 22, 2020 | Pass | |
| October 30, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2019 | Pass | |
| November 16, 2018 | Pass | |
| September 28, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 14, 2018 | Pass |
The Market vs West Elsdon
West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 28, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.