Westside Food & Meat Market,Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 13, 2014
• address3857 W Madison St, Chicago 60624
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Westside Food & Meat Market,Inc. clean?

Westside Food & Meat Market,Inc. is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 13, 2014. 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 Westside Food & Meat Market,Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 13, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED FRONT DOOR WITH AN APPROXIMATE 1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM EDGE WHERE TWO DOORS MEET. OPERATOR INSTALLED A NEW DOOR SWEEP DURING INSPECTION AND ENSURED THAT THE DOOR WAS INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ADVISED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING HANDLED SUCH AS RAW MEAT AND COOKED GROUND BEEF FOR NACHOS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED DEEP, DARK GROOVES IN ALL CUTTING BOARDS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON REACH IN BEVERAGE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. FOUND PLYWOOD BEING USED AS SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, ALLOWING FOR AT LEAST SIX INCHES BETWEEN SHELVING AND FLOOR AND SHELVING AND WALLS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED DEEP, DARK GROOVES IN ALL CUTTING BOARDS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON REACH IN BEVERAGE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. FOUND PLYWOOD BEING USED AS SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, ALLOWING FOR AT LEAST SIX INCHES BETWEEN SHELVING AND FLOOR AND SHELVING AND WALLS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT BUILDUP ON WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CORNER TO CORNER, WALL TO WALL, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CARDBOARD BOXES BEING USED AS RUNNERS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT BUILDUP ON WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CORNER TO CORNER, WALL TO WALL, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CARDBOARD BOXES BEING USED AS RUNNERS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED A LEAK IN CEILING NEAR BACK DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED A LEAK IN CEILING NEAR BACK DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED VENT ABOVE HANDSINK IN MEAT PREP AREA WITH DIRT ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED A LEAK AT THREE COMPARTMENT COLD WATER HANDLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was Westside Food & Meat Market,Inc. last inspected?

Westside Food & Meat Market,Inc. has 6 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2010.

Westside Food & Meat Market,Inc. vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in West Garfield Park

• ✓ Golden Hooks Fish & Chicken
  cooked · September 21, 2010
• ✓ Addi Food Mart
  clean · August 26, 2010
• ✓ Alma's Kitchen
  clean · July 26, 2010
• ✕ Epigmenio Espinoza
  cooked · July 19, 2010
• ✓ Adam's Ribs
  clean · October 1, 2010
• ✓ Big Daddy Food & Deli
  cooked · September 14, 2012

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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 March 13, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.