Tony's Finer Foods

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN THE (CHICKEN ETC.) HOT HOLDING TOWERS LOCATED IN THE CUSTOMER AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ACCURATE,WORKING THERMOMETERS FOR ALL HOT HOLDING UNITS.
  code 36
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT MULTIPLE SINKS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT MULTIPLE SINKS WATER TEMPERATURE AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS IN THE KITCHEN DELI/SUSHI PREP AREA AND SEA FOOD/MEAT DEPT AND BAKERY DEPT RANGING FROM 76.7F-77.1F AND WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND SINKS IN THE KITCHEN DELI/SUSHI PREP AREA AND BAKERY AND SEA FOOD/MEAT DEPT RANGING FROM 76.6F-82.2F ALSO, WATER TEMPERATURE IN WASHROOMS RANGING FROM 77.1F-77.9F.MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE HEAD MAINTENANCE FOR THE PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT RUNNING WATER ABOVE 110F AT ALL THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS AND MINIMUM OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C),CITATION ISSUED.(SEE COMMENTS).
  code 50
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS INSIDE DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER,PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER AND INSIDE BAKERY WALK-IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CONDENSER FAN COVER WITH DUST AND MOLD LIKE ACCUMULATION INSIDE PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER, DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER AND IN MEAT PREP COOLER.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (1/12/2024) WAS NOT DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B),CITATION ISSUED.
  code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 12, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 7 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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