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Wally's Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 8, 2012
- address6601 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60634
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Wally's Market clean?
Wally's Market is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 8, 2012. 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 Wally's Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 8, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT METAL STORAGE RACKS/SHELVES INSIDE DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER, PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER AND METAL SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT METAL STORAGE RACKS/SHELVES INSIDE DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER, PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER AND METAL SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND PAINT FLOORS INSIDE BOILER ROOM IN REAR AREA NEXT TO REAR KITCHEN (MUST BE SMOOTH, NON ABSORBENT AND EASY TO CLEAN).Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND PAINT FLOORS INSIDE BOILER ROOM IN REAR AREA NEXT TO REAR KITCHEN (MUST BE SMOOTH, NON ABSORBENT AND EASY TO CLEAN).
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND/OR REPAINT WALLS THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD AND FILTERS WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP ABOVE CHICKEN ROTISSERIE OVEN AND HOOD AND FILTERS IN REAR MAIN KITCHEN.----------MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CONDENSER FAN COVER INSIDE MEAT PREP COOLER, PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER AND INSIDE DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND/OR REPAINT WALLS THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD AND FILTERS WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP ABOVE CHICKEN ROTISSERIE OVEN AND HOOD AND FILTERS IN REAR MAIN KITCHEN.----------MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CONDENSER FAN COVER INSIDE MEAT PREP COOLER, PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER AND INSIDE DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS WITH END CAPS IN MEAT DISPLAY COOLER.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET NECK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAKERY PREP AREA.----------MUST PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE OR VACUUM BREAKER AT MOP SINK FAUCET.
When was Wally's Market last inspected?
Wally's Market has 6 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2012 | closed by the city | |
| November 8, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 24, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2011 | Fail | |
| July 26, 2010 | Pass |
Wally's Market vs Dunning
Dunning runs 64% clean across 296 tracked restaurants — 189 clean, 63 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 296 spots Cooked tracks in Dunning, 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 November 8, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.