North Ave Tobacco & Grocery

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 11, 2023
• address4737 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is North Ave Tobacco & Grocery clean?

North Ave Tobacco & Grocery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 11, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at North Ave Tobacco & Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR WITH 1" INCH GAP ALL ACROSS THE TOP OF MAIN FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-203.13: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A UTILITY MOP SINK WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER AND BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19: WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE AND MAINTAIN IT.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19: WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE AND MAINTAIN IT.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114: OBSERVED UNNECESSARY 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND SINK IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETELY REMOVE ALSO,REMOVE CLUTTERED CONDITIONS FROM THE REAR WATER HEATER STORAGE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED MISSING TILES ON FLOOR IN WASHROOM SURROUNDING TOILET AND ON WALL BEHIND AND NEXT TO TOILET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE MISSING TILES ON WALL AND FLOOR IN WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.

When was North Ave Tobacco & Grocery last inspected?

North Ave Tobacco & Grocery has 3 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2023.

North Ave Tobacco & Grocery vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 December 11, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.