Nick Pantry

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 27, 2020
• address4403 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Nick Pantry clean?

Nick Pantry is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 27, 2020. 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 Nick Pantry?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 27, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS).PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN THERMOMETER INSIDE THE MILK 2 DOOR STAND-UP COOLER AND TO MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GLUE BOARDS WITH DEAD INSECTS ON FLOOR ALONG REAR OF REFRIGERATION UNITS WHERE NOTED TO MANAGEMENT AND TO MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIORS OF COOLERS AND GROCERY DISPLAY SHELVINGS THROUGHOUT TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS SPILLS AND STAINS AND DUSTS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN REAR STORAGE ROOMS AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS AT LEAST 6" INCHES OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASIER CLEANING. • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN CUSTOMER GROCERY AREAS AND REAR STORAGE ROOMS AND TO MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MISSING FLOOR TILES AROUND TOILET INSIDE THE WASH ROOM AND DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH ALL THE GROCERY DISPLAY SHELFS THROUGHOUT TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND DUSTS AND TO MAINTAIN.

When was Nick Pantry last inspected?

Nick Pantry has 4 inspections on record going back to December 16, 2011.

Nick Pantry vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 27, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.