Ghazzel Tobacco

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 10, 2014
• address1701 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Ghazzel Tobacco clean?

Ghazzel Tobacco is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 10, 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 Ghazzel Tobacco?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1385225 4/1/14 #18 NOT CORRECTED.STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF RODENT DROPPINGS MORE THAN 50 SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS BEHIND ICE CREAM FREEZER,OFFICE UNDER CRATES & ALONG WALLBASES,IN TOILETROOM UNDER MOPSINK,NEXT TO TOILET & UNDER CRATES NEXT TO HANDSINK,UNDER SOME CRATES ALONG WALLS LEADING TO TOILETROOM,IN BETWEEN SOME REACH IN COOLERS,ON TOP OF CHIP DISPLAY BOX ON SALES FLOOR,NEAR REAR DOOR IN CORNER,BEHIND SHELVING UNIT AT NORTH WALL.A RECEIPT OF SERVICE FROM PROMAX PEST MANAGEMENT ON SITE DATED 4/4/14.OWNER IS NOW REMOVING DROPPING AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.(CRITICAL 7-42-090)critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1385225 4/1/14 #18 NOT CORRECTED.STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF RODENT DROPPINGS MORE THAN 50 SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS BEHIND ICE CREAM FREEZER,OFFICE UNDER CRATES & ALONG WALLBASES,IN TOILETROOM UNDER MOPSINK,NEXT TO TOILET & UNDER CRATES NEXT TO HANDSINK,UNDER SOME CRATES ALONG WALLS LEADING TO TOILETROOM,IN BETWEEN SOME REACH IN COOLERS,ON TOP OF CHIP DISPLAY BOX ON SALES FLOOR,NEAR REAR DOOR IN CORNER,BEHIND SHELVING UNIT AT NORTH WALL.A RECEIPT OF SERVICE FROM PROMAX PEST MANAGEMENT ON SITE DATED 4/4/14.OWNER IS NOW REMOVING DROPPING AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.(CRITICAL 7-42-090)
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED SEE VIOLATION #14.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE CRATES USED AS STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON MILK REACH IN COOLER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE CRATES USED AS STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON MILK REACH IN COOLER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM SERVICE COUNTER DISPLAY SHELVES,FOOD DISPLAY SHELVES,REACH IN COOLERS & DOOR JAMS OF SAME.DEFROST ICE CREAM FREEZER.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST SEAL OPENINGS IN BRICK WALL NEAR REAR DOOR & FRONT DOOR.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE & DAMAGED WALLBASES BEHIND COOLERS & WHERE NEEDED,HOLES IN CEILING ON SALES FLOOR,LOOSE TILES ON FRONT OF SERVICE COUNTER.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS OUTSIDE OF OFFICE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST SEAL OPENINGS IN BRICK WALL NEAR REAR DOOR & FRONT DOOR.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE & DAMAGED WALLBASES BEHIND COOLERS & WHERE NEEDED,HOLES IN CEILING ON SALES FLOOR,LOOSE TILES ON FRONT OF SERVICE COUNTER.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS OUTSIDE OF OFFICE.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR MILK COOLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR MILK COOLER.

When was Ghazzel Tobacco last inspected?

Ghazzel Tobacco has 5 inspections on record going back to March 7, 2013.

Ghazzel Tobacco vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 35% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 281 clean, 67 mid, 466 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, 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 April 10, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.