Windy City Food Mart,Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 27, 2020
• address8211 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60620
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Windy City Food Mart,Inc. clean?

Windy City Food Mart,Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 27, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Windy City Food Mart,Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 27, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION)
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER FOR MEAT DISPLAY UNIT.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SURFACES/TRIM AT SERVICE COUNTER. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SOME WORN DOOR GASKETS ON GLASS REACH IN COOLERS AND ICE FREEZER.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REMOVE DRAIN LINE PIPE FROM 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND ROUTE TO AN OPEN SITE DRAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR THAT LEADS INTO A FOOD PREP AREA.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR THAT LEADS INTO A FOOD PREP AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLES AND GAPS IN WALLS IN FURNACE ROOM AND HOLE IN CEILING IN STORAGE CLOSET. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN STORAGE CLOSET.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS.

When was Windy City Food Mart,Inc. last inspected?

Windy City Food Mart,Inc. has 2 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2020.

Windy City Food Mart,Inc. vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 January 27, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.