Penningtons Foods And Snacks Galore

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 23, 2023
• address410 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Penningtons Foods And Snacks Galore clean?

Penningtons Foods And Snacks Galore is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 23, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Penningtons Foods And Snacks Galore?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 23, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE DISPLAY REFRIGERATOR WITH MILK, EGGS, AND LUNCHMEAT STORED INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED THE FACILITY HAVING THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR OPEN DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A METHOD OF RODENT/INSECT PROOFING SAID DOORS WHILE THEY'RE OPEN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE USE OF RAW WOOD ON THE SHELVING UNITS AT THE REAR STORAGE CLOSET AND THE WOODEN POST BEHIND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR USE FOOD GRADE PAINT TO MAKE SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM DOOR, NEAR THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE DOOR AND MAINTAIN
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM DOOR, NEAR THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE DOOR AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WALL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR AND WALL WHERE THE FUSE BOX IS LOCATED IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED SLIGHT CLUTTER IN THE REAR FURNACE/ STORAGE CLOSET. INSTURCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNECESSARY ITEMS, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED POOR LIGHTING IN THE REAR FURNACE/ BEVERAGE STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE LIGHTING SOURCE IN THE SAID AREA.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED POOR LIGHTING IN THE REAR FURNACE/ BEVERAGE STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE LIGHTING SOURCE IN THE SAID AREA.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Penningtons Foods And Snacks Galore last inspected?

Penningtons Foods And Snacks Galore has 2 inspections on record going back to June 23, 2023.

Penningtons Foods And Snacks Galore vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 June 23, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.