Rhodes Food Market
525 E Marquette Rd, Chicago, IL 60637
Grocery Store ZIP 60637 Risk 2 (Medium)
No Entry · as of Nov 20, 2025
Rhodes Food Market was last inspected on November 20, 2025 with a result of “No Entry”. Inspectors found 15 violations, 3 of them critical, including signs of pests.
Latest inspection
November 20, 2025 · Canvass Re-Inspection
Result: No Entry
3 critical12 general-
CriticalManagement & training
Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.
Inspector’s note: Observed no employee health policy available. Instructed manager to provide signed documentation of employee responsibility to report any illness transmissible through food. Priority foundation 7-38-010
Official wording (code 3)
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
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CriticalManagement & training
No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.
Inspector’s note: : observed no procedures and supplies for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Instructed manager to provide. Priority foundtion 7-38-005
Official wording (code 5)
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: Observed no hand washing signs at hand washing sinks. Instructed manager to provide hand washing signs and maintain.
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: Observed no updated pest control logbook available. Premises must be serviced by a licensed exterminator at least twice a year and logbook available upon inspection. Priority foundation 7-38-020(c)
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralHygiene & sanitation
Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: Observed food handler not wearing hair restraint. All food handlers must wear effective hair restraints.
Official wording (code 40)
Personal cleanliness
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GeneralFood handling
Single-use items weren’t stored or used properly.
Inspector’s note: Observed single service articles not inverted. Instructed manager to invert all single service articles to protect from contamination.
Official wording (code 45)
Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Observed no adequate stoppers for 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager to provide stoppers and maintain.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: Observed faucet not long enough to reach all compartments of 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager to provide longer or extending faucet on 3-compartment sink to properly wash, rinse and sanitize all food equipment and utensils. Priority foundation 7-38-025
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: Observed no chemical test kit available. Instructed manager to provide test kit for proper concentration in sanitizing solutions. Priority foundation 7-38-005
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment and surfaces were dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed dust buildup on shelving units and coolers. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.
Official wording (code 49)
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Observed no utility sink on site. Instructed manager to install utility sink with hot and cold running water and backflow device.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.
Inspector’s note: Observed air conditioning line draining inside middle compartment of 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager to remove condensation line from 3-compartment sink.
Official wording (code 52)
Sewage & waste water properly disposed
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.
Inspector’s note: Observed no grease trap on 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager to provide and maintain.
Official wording (code 52)
Sewage & waste water properly disposed
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed debris on floors along walls and corners in sales and storage areas. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed unused equipment, crates, coolers, etc stored in rear storage area. Instructed manager to remove all unnecessary articles to prevent pest harborage.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspection history
4 inspections on record
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Fail
Canvass · Fail
3 critical13 general Show violations
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CriticalManagement & training
Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.
Inspector’s note: Observed no employee health policy available. Instructed manager to provide signed documentation of employee responsibility to report any illness transmissible through food. Priority foundation 7-38-010
Official wording (code 3)
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
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CriticalManagement & training
No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.
Inspector’s note: Observed no procedures and supplies for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Instructed manager to provide. Priority foundtion 7-38-005
Official wording (code 5)
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: Observed no hand washing signs at hand washing sinks. Instructed manager to provide hand washing signs and maintain.
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
-
GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: Observed no updated pest control logbook available. Premises must be serviced by a licensed exterminator at least twice a year and logbook available upon inspection. Priority foundation 7-38-020(c) citation issued
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralHygiene & sanitation
Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: Observed food handler not wearing hair restraint. All food handlers must wear effective hair restraints.
Official wording (code 40)
Personal cleanliness
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GeneralFood handling
Single-use items weren’t stored or used properly.
Inspector’s note: Observed single service articles not inverted. Instructed manager to invert all single service articles to protect from contamination.
Official wording (code 45)
Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
-
GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Observed no adequate stoppers for 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager to provide stoppers and maintain.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Observed soiled cardboard trays on chip shelves. Instructed manager to replace and maintain
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: Observed faucet not long enough to reach all compartments of 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager to provide longer or extending faucet on 3-compartment sink to properly wash, rinse and sanitize all food equipment and utensils. Priority foundation 7-38-025 citation issued
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
-
GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: Observed no chemical test kit available. Instructed manager to provide test kit for proper concentration in sanitizing solutions. Priority foundation 7-38-005 citation issued
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
-
GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment and surfaces were dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed dust buildup on shelving units and coolers. Instructed manager to 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: Observed no utility sink on site. Instructed manager to install utility sink with hot and cold running water and backflow device.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
-
GeneralFacility upkeep
Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.
Inspector’s note: Observed air conditioning line draining inside middle compartment of 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager to remove condensation line from 3-compartment sink.
Official wording (code 52)
Sewage & waste water properly disposed
-
GeneralFacility upkeep
Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.
Inspector’s note: Observed no grease trap on 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager to provide and maintain.
Official wording (code 52)
Sewage & waste water properly disposed
-
GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed debris on floors along walls and corners in sales and storage areas. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
-
GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed unused equipment, crates, coolers, etc stored in rear storage area. Instructed manager to remove all unnecessary articles to prevent pest harborage.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Pass
License Re-Inspection · Pass
1 general Show violations
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GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)
Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector’s note: Found no utility sink on premises as required with hot and cold running water and a back flow preventer device attached; must install.
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Fail
License · Fail
2 general Show violations
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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 log book found on premises as required with necessary documentation from a licensed pest control company. Must provide.
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GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)
Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector’s note: Found no utility sink on premises as required with hot and cold running water and a back flow preventer device attached; must install.
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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 12 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.