West Side Food Mart Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 13, 2018
• address617 N Cicero Ave, Chicago 60644
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is West Side Food Mart Inc. clean?

West Side Food Mart Inc. is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 13, 2018. 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 West Side Food Mart Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 13, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED THE FOLLOWING:- FLOORS AND CEILING CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREMISE ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH COOLERS WITH DIRT, DUST BUILDUP AND DAMAGED WALL ENDS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS MENTIONED AND REPAIR WALL ENDS/JUNCTURES. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND MISSING/WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE MENTIONED AREAS TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO VENTILATION FAN IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WORKING EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN. • OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE WASHROOM CEILING LIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE 2-DOOR DISPLAY COOLER AND CEILING LIGHT UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO VENTILATION FAN IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WORKING EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN. • OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE WASHROOM CEILING LIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE 2-DOOR DISPLAY COOLER AND CEILING LIGHT UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.

When was West Side Food Mart Inc. last inspected?

West Side Food Mart Inc. has 3 inspections on record going back to December 4, 2018.

West Side Food Mart Inc. vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 32% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 43 mid, 374 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, 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 December 13, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.