Tommy Gun's Garage

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 9, 2019
• address2114-2118 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60616

Is Tommy Gun's Garage clean?

Tommy Gun's Garage is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 9, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Tommy Gun's Garage?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ARE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED TO RENEW AND MEET REQUIREMENT.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ARE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED TO RENEW AND MEET REQUIREMENT.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE MASK, DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES, DISPOSABLE MOP) ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED NOR A DISCLOSURE AND A REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW (BEEF). INSTRUCTED TO POST A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND ADD A DISCLOSURE (MARKED BY AN ASTREIK) AND A REMINDER (THAT READS *THIS ITEM CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED. CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED ANIMAL FOODS CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS*) TO THE MENUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED RAW SALMON OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS INSIDE OF THE WALK IN FREEZER WITHOUT A LABEL CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LABEL WITH THE COMMON NAME OF FOOD FOR ALL FOODS OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-202.16 OBSERVED DUCT TAPE ON THE PIPES UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUCT TAPE AND MAKE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED ITEMS (BOXES OF BLEACH) BEING STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED A BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE WALLS LOCATED BY THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. • 6-201.11 OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE FLOOR LOCATED UNDER THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE HOLE. OBSERVED CRACK AND CEVICES ON THE WALL LOCATED UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.

When was Tommy Gun's Garage last inspected?

Tommy Gun's Garage has 12 inspections on record going back to December 3, 2010.

Tommy Gun's Garage vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 9, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.