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Don Tony's Food Store
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 19, 2014
- address1624 W 44Th St, Chicago 60609
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Don Tony's Food Store clean?
Don Tony's Food Store is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 19, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Don Tony's Food Store?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 19, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED COOKED GROUND BEEF IN HOT HOLDING UNIT @157.4*F, AND DELI HAM IN REACH IN COOLER @ 39.9*F. NO PERSON OR VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE/POSTED AT THIS TIME.SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012a.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN REAR SLICER, AND CUTTING BOARD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZED. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN INTERIOR OF DELI COOLER, 2 DOOR COOLER FANGUARD COVER, AND PRODUCE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED THE BASEMENT FLOOR NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED THE BASEMENT FLOOR NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED THE WALL NEXT TO THE MILK COOLER AND AROUND THE 3 COMP. SINK, NOT CLEAN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED THE WALL NEXT TO THE MILK COOLER AND AROUND THE 3 COMP. SINK, NOT CLEAN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED NO METAL DRAIN BOARD, AND NO GREASE TRAP UNDER 3 COMP. SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED.
When was Don Tony's Food Store last inspected?
Don Tony's Food Store has 7 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| March 19, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 18, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 20, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 30, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2011 | Fail |
Don Tony's Food Store vs New City
New City runs 35% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 172 clean, 41 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 March 19, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.