U.S. Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 9, 2013
• address6230 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60636
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is U.S. Market clean?

U.S. Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 9, 2013. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at U.S. Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 9, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NO PAPER TOWELS IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY LABEL ICE OFFERED FOR SALE.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY LABEL ICE OFFERED FOR SALE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN TOILETS AND SINKS IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPAIR BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. MUST REMOVE CARPET FROM FOOD STORAGE AREAS AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPAIR BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. MUST REMOVE CARPET FROM FOOD STORAGE AREAS AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE SALES FLOOR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE SALES FLOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NO HOT WATER AT THE MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM ALL REAR STORAGE AREAS. STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

When was U.S. Market last inspected?

U.S. Market has 6 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2011.

U.S. Market vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 26% of them.

Other spots in West Englewood

• ✓ Seashell Restaurant
  clean · July 7, 2011
• ✓ Seashell Restaurant
  clean · July 6, 2011
• ✕ Pak Submarine
  cooked · August 22, 2011
• ✓ Miami Foods
  clean · July 13, 2011
• ✓ Fefe Fast Food
  clean · July 13, 2012
• ✓ Pirates Fish & Chicken
  clean · October 6, 2011

See every restaurant inspection in West Englewood →

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 August 9, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.