Tommy West Side Food Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 5, 2020
• address5204 W Harrison St, Chicago 60644
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Tommy West Side Food Mart clean?

Tommy West Side Food Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 5, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Tommy West Side Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • SERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE 1-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COOLERS UNITS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER STORED IN THE FRONT OF THE SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE HADN SINK IN THE REAR TO HAVE A SLOW DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT (COLD HOLDING USED AND HOT HOLDING UNIT) IN THE REAR NEAR THE EMPLOYEE TOLIET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT OFF PREMISE. • OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS IN EMPLOYEE TOLIET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES.

When was Tommy West Side Food Mart last inspected?

Tommy West Side Food Mart has 5 inspections on record going back to December 14, 2015.

Tommy West Side Food Mart vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.

Other spots in West Garfield Park

• ✓! West Side Warehouse
  mid · May 7, 2020
• ✓! Kfc
  mid · June 5, 2018
• ✓ Fiesta Grill
  clean · January 10, 2020
• ✓ S. L. Discount, Inc.
  clean · February 11, 2016
• ✓ Big Star Sharks
  clean · February 16, 2016
• ✓ Seafood Junction
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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 5, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.