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Penny's Noodles Shop
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 20, 2015
- address1542 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Penny's Noodles Shop clean?
Penny's Noodles Shop is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 20, 2015. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Penny's Noodles Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 20, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD SPILLS. CLEAN SODA DISPENSOR AT NOZZLE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL AT THE HANDSINK IN NEED OF REPAIRING CHIPPING PAINT. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL AT THE HANDSINK IN NEED OF REPAIRING CHIPPING PAINT. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN BASEMENT IN NEED OF VENTILATION. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE HOWEVER THERE ARE NO CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE HOWEVER THERE ARE NO CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
When was Penny's Noodles Shop last inspected?
Penny's Noodles Shop has 10 inspections on record going back to April 13, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 7, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| April 20, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 25, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 3, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2013 | Fail | |
| October 25, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 10, 2012 | Pass | |
| September 28, 2012 | Fail | |
| April 13, 2011 | Pass |
Penny's Noodles 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 0% 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 April 20, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.