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Nottoli Italian Foods
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 29, 2025
- address5025 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60656
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Nottoli Italian Foods clean?
Nottoli Italian Foods is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 29, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Nottoli Italian Foods?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED INDIVIDUAL TO-GO DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS AND BOWLS WITH NO HANDLE USED FOR SCOOPING SERVING FOOD AT THE SERVICE PREP COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TONGS, SERVING SPOONS, OR LADLE FOR SCOOPING FOOD.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED INDIVIDUAL TO-GO DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS AND BOWLS WITH NO HANDLE USED FOR SCOOPING SERVING FOOD AT THE SERVICE PREP COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TONGS, SERVING SPOONS, OR LADLE FOR SCOOPING FOOD.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE UPRIGHT FREEZER ON SHELVES AT THE BASEMENT FOOD DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND STAINS AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SHELVESA AND COUNTER TOPS ESPECIALLY BEHIND THE PREP COOLERS AT THE KITCHEN.
When was Nottoli Italian Foods last inspected?
Nottoli Italian Foods has 17 inspections on record going back to February 8, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 14, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2021 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 25, 2019 | Pass | |
| June 5, 2019 | Fail | |
| May 21, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 19, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 20, 2015 | Pass |
Nottoli Italian Foods vs Norwood Park
Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 January 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.