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West Loop Mart
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 13, 2022
- address1006 W Lake St, Chicago 60607
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is West Loop Mart clean?
West Loop Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 13, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at West Loop Mart?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 13, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TURKEY PASTRAMI AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 50.2F. ALSO OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. SLICED TOMATOES FOUND AT 48.5F, SWISS CHEESE FOUND AT 43.7F, HICKORY SMOKED TURKEY FOUND AT 46.2F, SHREDDED LETTUCE FOUND AT 46.4F AND TZATZIKI SAUCE FOUND AT 45.5F. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0F OR BELOW INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 30 LBS AT A COST OF $125.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF PREP COOLER 44.4F. PROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT MUST BE AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
When was West Loop Mart last inspected?
West Loop Mart has 13 inspections on record going back to September 17, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 16, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| April 13, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 17, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 15, 2019 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2019 | Fail | |
| July 9, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 26, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 9, 2014 | Pass |
West Loop Mart vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 April 13, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.