Tommy's On Higgins

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 21, 2025
• address6954 W Higgins Ave, Chicago 60656

Is Tommy's On Higgins clean?

Tommy's On Higgins is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 21, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Tommy's On Higgins?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDSINK (BAR/KITCHEN/WASHROOMS).
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/PAINT RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE (IN THE BASEMENT) WITH DUST ACCUMULATION.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID FOR TRASH BINS INSIDE THE WOMEN'S AND IN UNISEX HANDICAPPED WASHROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID FOR TRASH BINS INSIDE THE WOMEN'S AND IN UNISEX HANDICAPPED WASHROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION IN THE KITCHEN AND IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED ITEMS STORED IN THE BASEMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT DO NOT HAVE CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE SHALL COMPLETE AN APPROVED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROGRAM.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT DO NOT HAVE CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE SHALL COMPLETE AN APPROVED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROGRAM.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Tommy's On Higgins last inspected?

Tommy's On Higgins has 18 inspections on record going back to June 13, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Tommy's On Higgins vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 May 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.