North Buena Market

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Jul 28, 2026 Fail

   Complaint · Fail

   1 critical1 general Show violations

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Cold food was held above a safe temperature.

     Inspector’s note: Observed pasta salad at 50f, potato salad at 50f, and cheese at 45-51f inside of the 1-door prep cooler. Management instructed to maintain all cold foods below 41f. Priority violation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 22)

     Proper cold holding temperatures

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Observed approx. 50 mouse droppings on the floor of the basement storage area on the floor between the storage shelves and wall and on the storage shelves. Management instructed to clean and remove all rodent droppings from all affected areas. Additional pest control service is needed to eliminate the pest activity. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a). Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

2. Jan 13, 2025 Pass

   Complaint · Pass

   4 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed an excessive amount of ice build up inside chest freezers located in the basement. Must remove excess ice and detail clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

     Inspector’s note: Additional water pressure needed in the exposed hand washing sink located in the prep/dishwashing area. Must repair and maintain adequate water pressure.

     Official wording (code 51)

     Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed a few openings into ceiling in rear of basement. Must repair and maintain ceiling in a good repair.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed dust build up inside light shield covers throughout the premises. Must clean and maintain

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

3. Aug 15, 2023 Pass

   Short Form Complaint · Pass

   No violations

4. Jan 18, 2023 Pass

   Complaint · Pass

   No violations

5. Jul 27, 2021 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   2 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

     Inspector’s note: Noted low water pressure at the rear exposed hand wash sink at both hot and cold faucets. Instructed to increase the water pressure per city of chicago code.

     Official wording (code 51)

     Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: Noted washroom on-premise with garbage receptacles and no lid. Instructed to provide trash cans with lids at all women washrooms and unisex washrooms

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

6. Dec 17, 2019 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

   2 critical4 general1 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalManagement & training

     No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.

     Inspector’s note: Observed inadequate vomit/diarrhea clean up equipment. Insufficient amounts of disinfectant and missing several required cleanup items from the written cleaning procedure on premises. Must provide an adequate, complete vomit/diarrhea clean-up kit. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued.

     Official wording (code 5)

     Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Prepared food wasn’t date-marked, or was kept past its discard date.

     Inspector’s note: Observed tcs foods such as tuna and chicken salad, removed from their original containers and repackaged not properly date labeled with an expiration date no longer than 7 days. Tuna salad with an expiration date of 1-6-20 and chicken salad with an expiration of 12-27-19. Instructed all tcs foods held longer than 24 hours not in the original containers must be properly date labeled with an expiration no longer than 7 days. All foods discarded. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

     Official wording (code 23)

     Proper date marking and disposition

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

     Inspector’s note: Pre-packaged cut cheeses for sale on display in the customer display cooler must be properly labeled with the business name and address.

     Official wording (code 37)

     Food properly labeled; original container

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

     Inspector’s note: All pre-packaged cut cheeses for sale on display in the customer display cooler must have proper allergen warning on the labels. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued.

     Official wording (code 37)

     Food properly labeled; original container

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Must not use paper towels as a liner for shelving at the rear dish storage.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Hole in the ceiling in the basement storage. Must seal/repair.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkFood handling

     The inspection summary report wasn’t posted for the public.

     Inspector’s note: Summary report from 11-27-18 report #2240713 not posted in plain view of customers. Summary noted inside a paper binder. Given summary at this inspection and posted in view of customers. Priority foundation violation 7-42-010(b) citation issued.

     Official wording (code 61)

     Summary report displayed and visible to the public

7. Nov 27, 2018 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

   2 critical Show violations

   • CriticalManagement & training

     Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no employee health policy on site. Must provide priority foundation violation#: 7-38-012(a) no citation issued -

     Official wording (code 3)

     Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

   • CriticalManagement & training

     No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no vomiting and diarrheal incident clean up policy in place and kit on site. Must provide. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005. No citation issued - -

     Official wording (code 5)

     Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

8. May 19, 2017 Pass

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

   1 general Show violations

   • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

     Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

     Inspector’s note: Found no backflow prevention devices at mop sink faucet. Must provide.

9. May 12, 2017 Fail

   Canvass · Fail

   3 general Show violations

   • GeneralSerious (pre-2018 form)

     No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors

     Inspector’s note: Found evidence of mice at premises. Observed about 50 mouse droppings along walls at basement storage areas.serious violation.7-38-020. Must notify pest control operator.

   • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

     Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

     Inspector’s note: Found floors not clean at basement storage areas. Must clean and sanitize.

   • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

     Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

     Inspector’s note: Found no backflow prevention devices at mop sink faucet. Must provide.

10. Jul 12, 2016 Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    2 general Show violations

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

      Inspector’s note: Observed dust and dirt on floor along wallbase in basement food storage area. Must clean and maintain.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Observed exposed hand washing sink in rear prep area draining slow. Must repair and maintain.

11. Jun 22, 2016 No Entry

    Canvass · No Entry

    No violations

12. Nov 20, 2015 Pass

    Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

    No violations

13. Nov 13, 2015 Fail

    Canvass · Fail

    2 general Show violations

    • GeneralSerious (pre-2018 form)

      No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors

      Inspector’s note: Observed 15 mice droppings on basement floor along walls and corners. Instructed manager to remove all mice droppings by date of reinspection. Advised to call pest control operator for service. Serious violation 7-38-020.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous

      Inspector’s note: No thermometer inside self service display cooler. Instructed manager to provide thermometer for cooler.

14. Sep 9, 2014 Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    3 general Show violations

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles

      Inspector’s note: Found single service items stored directly under a water pipe in the basmement. Instructed to provide a barrier around the pipe or relocate food service items.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

      Inspector’s note: Found glass bottle debris on the floor of the walk-in beer cooler. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

      Inspector’s note: Instructed to provide coving/baseboard over the crack between the walls and floor in the basement.

15. Oct 30, 2013 Pass

    License Re-Inspection · Pass

    No violations

16. Sep 5, 2013 Fail

    License · Fail

    1 critical5 general Show violations

    • CriticalCritical (pre-2018 form)

      Facilities to maintain proper temperature

      Inspector’s note: Walk in cooler off at this time. Instructed manager all coolers must be turned on and ambient air temperature must be 40 f or below. Critical violation 7-38-005a.

    • GeneralSerious (pre-2018 form)

      No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors

      Inspector’s note: No pest control logbook on premises, also observed front main entrance door not rodent proofed, 1/2 inch gap at door sweep. Instructed manager to provide pest control log book from a licensed state of illinois operator and rodent proof front door. Serious violation 7-38-020.

    • GeneralSerious (pre-2018 form)

      Outside garbage waste grease and storage area; clean, rodent proof, all containers covered

      Inspector’s note: No dumpster contract/outside dumpster at this time. Instructed manager to provide dumpster contract/dumpster. Serious violation 7-38-020.

    • GeneralSerious (pre-2018 form)

      * certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served

      Inspector’s note: No city of chicago certified food handler certificate on premises. Instructed manager to provide orginal copy of city of chicago certificate with certified food handler on premises. Serious violation 7-38-012a.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

      Inspector’s note: Must provide covers for walls around all light switches.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous

      Inspector’s note: Must provide working therometers for all coolers and metal stem themometer for food handlers.