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Restaurant inspections / Grocery Store

Cermak Fresh Market

4000 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639 · Risk 1 (High)

Pass

Most recent result

Apr 15, 2026

34

Inspections on record

14

Times passed

11

Times failed

Violations cited on Apr 15, 2026

  1. #55PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND HOT COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COLD HOLDING UNITS DIRECTLY NEXT TO HOT COOKING EQUIPMENT.

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
Apr 15, 2026CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Apr 25, 2025Short Form ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Apr 3, 2025Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 31, 2025Complaint Re-InspectionFailRisk 1 (High)
Mar 17, 2025ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Sep 12, 2024Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 10, 2024ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Jan 11, 2024Complaint Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jan 9, 2024ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Nov 24, 2023Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 15, 2023ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Feb 7, 2023ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 13, 2022ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jun 2, 2022ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Sep 9, 2021Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Aug 11, 2021Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Aug 10, 2021CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Dec 22, 2020Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Dec 21, 2020Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Dec 14, 2020ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
May 26, 2020Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
May 19, 2020ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Aug 21, 2019Complaint Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Aug 19, 2019Complaint Re-InspectionFailRisk 1 (High)
Aug 12, 2019ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Jun 27, 2019Complaint Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jun 20, 2019ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Nov 19, 2018Short Form ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Sep 20, 2018ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Nov 7, 2017Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 19, 2017Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 12, 2017CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Dec 5, 2016CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
May 10, 2016LicensePassRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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Cermak Fresh Market — questions

Did Cermak Fresh Market pass its last health inspection?
Cermak Fresh Market at 4000 W Diversey Ave was inspected on Apr 15, 2026 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass". Across 34 inspections on record it has failed 11 times.
What violations were cited at Cermak Fresh Market?
The most recent inspection cited 1 violation, beginning with: PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND HOT COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COLD HOLDING UNITS DIRECTLY NEXT TO HOT COOKING EQUIPMENT.
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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