Tobacco City

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 6, 2013
• address3252 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60647
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Tobacco City clean?

Tobacco City is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 6, 2013. 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 Tobacco City?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Walls and ceiling through-out premises not cleaned. Instructed to repair walls and ceiling and reseal.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Walls and ceiling through-out premises not cleaned. Instructed to repair walls and ceiling and reseal.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer not provided for coolers. Instructed to provide thermometer conspicuous inside all coolers.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Thermometer not provided for coolers. Instructed to provide thermometer conspicuous inside all coolers.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Unnecessary articles in rear and in corners. Instructed to remove all unused articles and elevate stock 6 inches or higher and away from wall.

When was Tobacco City last inspected?

Tobacco City has 2 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2013.

Tobacco City vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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• ✓ Jack And Gingers
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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 May 6, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.