Penny Pantry

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 11, 2011
• address3634 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Penny Pantry clean?

Penny Pantry is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 11, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Penny Pantry?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 11, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF MOP SINK, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF REACH-IN DISPLAY COOLER, RACKS, DISPLAY SHELVES AND TOILET ROOM.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS WITH DRIED FOOD SPILLAGE IN REAR PREP AREA OR REPAINT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS WITH DRIED FOOD SPILLAGE IN REAR PREP AREA OR REPAINT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • LIGHTS MUST BE SHIELDED ABOVE FOOD PREP AREA (REAR).
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED ELECTRIC STOVE WITHOUT PROPER VENTILATION AT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR PROVIDE HOOD/VENTILATION DUCT THRU ROOF. ---------INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DRAIN STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS.---------MUST PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR INTERNAL HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMP. OF FOOD.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS.---------MUST PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR INTERNAL HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMP. OF FOOD.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES (EMPTY BOXES, UNUSED RACKS/SHELVES ETC.) THROUGHOUT PREMISES. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.

When was Penny Pantry last inspected?

Penny Pantry has 4 inspections on record going back to April 16, 2010.

Penny Pantry vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, 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 October 11, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.