Pass

Pete's Fresh Market #18

3250 W 87th St, Chicago, IL 60652

Grocery Store ZIP 60652 Risk 1 (High)

Passed · as of Jun 12, 2026

Pete's Fresh Market #18 was last inspected on June 12, 2026 with a result of “Pass”. Inspectors found no violations.

Latest inspection

June 12, 2026 · Complaint Re-Inspection

Pass

Result: Pass

No violations

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

Inspection history

6 inspections on record

  1. Fail

    Complaint · Fail

    1 general Show violations
    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.

      Inspector’s note: Observed floor drain only in the beef prep walk in cooler not properly draining, noted water backing up. Manager voluntarily cease operation in said cooler until the issue is resolved. Instructed manager to detail clean and sanizite prior to reopening this area(prep cooler) premises has other 3 compartment sink onsite without issues. Priority citation issued #7-38-030(c).

      Official wording (code 52)

      Sewage & waste water properly disposed

  2. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    2 general Show violations
    • GeneralPests

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

      Inspector’s note: Observed the rear dock doors with 1/4" gaps at the bottom. Must provide better weather strippings to prevent possible entry points for pests.

      Official wording (code 38)

      Insects, rodents, & animals not present

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

      Inspector’s note: Observed the hand sink in the beef prep room with a slow drain and the hand sink in the chicken prep room with a leaky pipe underneath the sink. Must repair hand sinks and maintain.

      Official wording (code 51)

      Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

  3. Pass

    Complaint · Pass

    1 critical3 general Show violations
    • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

      Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

      Inspector’s note: Handwashing sign needed at juice bar sink. Instructed to provide and maintain.

      Official wording (code 10)

      Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

    • GeneralFood temperature

      Frozen food was thawed the wrong way.

      Inspector’s note: Observed previously frozen fish thawing in its own crayovac packaging. Instructed to remove from crayovac packing during the thawing period.

      Official wording (code 35)

      Approved thawing methods used

    • GeneralFood handling

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

      Inspector’s note: Large bakery bulk containers in need of labeling with commodity name. Instructed to correct and maintain.

      Official wording (code 37)

      Food properly labeled; original container

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: New cutting boards needed in sushi/sandwich station area. Boards are discolored with deep cuts. Instructed to repair or replace

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

  4. Pass

    License Re-Inspection · Pass

    No violations

  5. Fail

    License · Fail

    2 critical Show violations
    • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

      Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

      Inspector’s note: Observed front juicing food preparation area missing handwashing sink. Instructed to provide at least one handwashing sink with hot/cold running water under city plumbing for convenient use by employees in all food preparation areas and maintain. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-030(c).

      Official wording (code 10)

      Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

    • CriticalFood temperature

      Not enough equipment, or the wrong method, to cool and hold food at safe temperatures.

      Inspector’s note: Observed line cold-holding unit at sushi food prep area at 48.0f internal ambient air temperature. Unable to verify temperature of customer self-service hot-holding line unit--equipment not on-site. Instructed to provide all necessary equipment for cold- and hot-holding tcs foods on-site and maintain cold-holding equipment at or below 41.0f/hot holding equipment at or above 135.0f. Priority violation. 7-38-005.

      Official wording (code 33)

      Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 5 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.