Penny's Noodle Shop

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 18, 2010
• address1542 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Penny's Noodle Shop clean?

Penny's Noodle Shop is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 18, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Penny's Noodle Shop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 18, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. ALL BULLK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED,LABELED TO IDENTIFY PRODUCTS STORED.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. ALL BULLK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED,LABELED TO IDENTIFY PRODUCTS STORED.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Replace cutting boards; replace/repair rusty shelving inside cooler, wooden surfaces need repainting use a non-toxic finish
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Replace cutting boards; replace/repair rusty shelving inside cooler, wooden surfaces need repainting use a non-toxic finish
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.Clean and degrease the equipment and surfaces in detail.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. GAS CONNECTED RICE COOKER MUST BE VENTED AS REQUIRED,3 COMP SINK PIPE IS LOOSE BEHIND BAR AREA MUST BE PROPERLY INSTALLED ALSO A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO ICE TEA MAKER IN BASEMENT NOT INSTALLED.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. Wiping cloths must be stored in sanitizing solution.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. Wiping cloths must be stored in sanitizing solution.

When was Penny's Noodle Shop last inspected?

Penny's Noodle Shop has 2 inspections on record going back to November 18, 2010.

Penny's Noodle Shop vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 November 18, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.