Ash's Tobacconist Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 6, 2025
• address1923 W Division St, Chicago 60622
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Ash's Tobacconist Inc. clean?

Ash's Tobacconist Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 6, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Ash's Tobacconist Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒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 7-38-005)
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT MOPSINK MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE A LID ON GARBAGE CAN IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE A LID ON GARBAGE CAN IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST PROVIDE A HOOKING SYSTEM TO HANG UP WET MOPS. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILE AT FRONT ENTRY DOOR. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE OR ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND REAR STORAGE AREA. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN CIGAR ROOM.

When was Ash's Tobacconist Inc. last inspected?

Ash's Tobacconist Inc. has 1 inspection on record going back to October 6, 2025.

Ash's Tobacconist Inc. vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 October 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.