Hermitage Food & Tobacco, Inc

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 19, 2011
• address6501 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago 60636
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Hermitage Food & Tobacco, Inc clean?

Hermitage Food & Tobacco, Inc is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 19, 2011. 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 Hermitage Food & Tobacco, Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 19, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REMOVE POP CRATES OFF FLOOR AND PROVIDE SHELVING FOR EASY CLEANING AND PEST CONTROL. DEFROST INTERIOR OF UPRIGHT FREEZER. REPLACE SHATTERED GLASS DOOR ON REAR REACH-IN FREEZER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REMOVE POP CRATES OFF FLOOR AND PROVIDE SHELVING FOR EASY CLEANING AND PEST CONTROL. DEFROST INTERIOR OF UPRIGHT FREEZER. REPLACE SHATTERED GLASS DOOR ON REAR REACH-IN FREEZER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL SHELVES INSIDE COOLERS, IN SALES, AREA, BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, ETC, COOLERS, FREEZERS
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL DISPLAY SHELVES, CRATES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN SALES, STORAGE, WASHROOM AND BASEMENT AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL DISPLAY SHELVES, CRATES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN SALES, STORAGE, WASHROOM AND BASEMENT AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ALL OPENINGS, CRACKS, CREVICES, IN WALLS AND CEILINGS, AROUND PIPE FITTINGS, ETC IN ALL AREAS. WALLS NEED REPAIR ALONG STAIRWAY. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE REACH-IN FREEZER.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ALL OPENINGS, CRACKS, CREVICES, IN WALLS AND CEILINGS, AROUND PIPE FITTINGS, ETC IN ALL AREAS. WALLS NEED REPAIR ALONG STAIRWAY. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE REACH-IN FREEZER.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN SALES AREA.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, IN SALES, STORAGE, WASHROOM AND BASEMENT AREAS.

When was Hermitage Food & Tobacco, Inc last inspected?

Hermitage Food & Tobacco, Inc has 3 inspections on record going back to July 12, 2011.

Hermitage Food & Tobacco, Inc vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, 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 July 19, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.