health inspection result Β· Near West Side Β· Chicago
πclean
resultPass
critical violations0
last inspectedMarch 18, 2026
address917-923 W Randolph St, Chicago 60607
Is Formento's/Nonna's clean?
Formento's/Nonna's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 18, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Formento's/Nonna's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
β οΈIn-Use Utensils: Properly Stored β’ ICE SCOOPS IMPROPERLY STORED UNCOVERED AND ON TOP SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored β’ ICE SCOOPS IMPROPERLY STORED UNCOVERED AND ON TOP SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN
β οΈUtensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled β’ CLEAN MULTI USE EQUIPMENT STORED UNDERNEATH DRAINBOARD OF 2ND FLOOR WAREWASHING UNIT. INSTD TO STORE IN PROPER AREA TO PREVENT POSSIBILITY OF CONTAMINATION
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled β’ CLEAN MULTI USE EQUIPMENT STORED UNDERNEATH DRAINBOARD OF 2ND FLOOR WAREWASHING UNIT. INSTD TO STORE IN PROPER AREA TO PREVENT POSSIBILITY OF CONTAMINATION
π οΈsurfaces / setup not up to code
Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used β’ STAINED CUTTING BOARD WITH DARK GROOVES AT SANDWICH PREP STATION. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS
β οΈGarbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained β’ MISSING TRASH RECEPTACLES AT HANDWASH SINK IN 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR WAREWASHING AREAS AND 2ND FLOOR HANDWASH SINK IN PASTRY PREP AREA. A RECEPTACLE SHALL BE PROVIDED IN EACH AREA OF THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT or PREMISES WHER REFUSE IS GENERATED OR COMMONLY DISCARDED. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained β’ MISSING TRASH RECEPTACLES AT HANDWASH SINK IN 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR WAREWASHING AREAS AND 2ND FLOOR HANDWASH SINK IN PASTRY PREP AREA. A RECEPTACLE SHALL BE PROVIDED IN EACH AREA OF THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT or PREMISES WHER REFUSE IS GENERATED OR COMMONLY DISCARDED. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Formento's/Nonna's last inspected?
Formento's/Nonna's has 26 inspections on record going back to December 11, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
date
result
score
March 18, 2026
Pass
March 12, 2026
β
September 16, 2025
Pass
September 9, 2025
Fail
September 2, 2025
Fail
May 21, 2024
Pass
May 3, 2024
β
May 15, 2023
Pass
May 8, 2023
Fail
February 3, 2023
Pass w/ Conditions
April 19, 2022
Pass
April 11, 2022
Fail
Formento's/Nonna's vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants β 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 51% of them.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.