Tony's Finer Foods

July 23, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES: CEVICHE SALAD IN A COLD HOLDING SALAD BAR AT 47.4F & 48.2F. PACKAGED RAW SALMON IN A DISPLAY COOLER RANGING FROM 45.5F TO 48.7F. SALMON DISCARDED. MANAGER STATES THE CEVICHE WAS MADE THAT MORNING ONE HOUR PRIOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO QUICK CHILL THE CEVICHE AND MONITOR TO REACH 41F BEFORE RETURNING TO COLD HOLDING BUFFET. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: THE ABOVE MENTIONED DISPLAY COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. FISH DISPLAY COOLER NOTED AT 49.5F & 55.8F WITH SALMON AT 48.7F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION OF COOLER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 RAT DROPPINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS IN THE REAR LIQUOR STORAGE AREA AND BEHIND OTHER GROCERY ITEMS IN THE SAME REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMEND HAVING PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE AREA FOR RODENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: MUST NOT HAND WIPING CLOTHS TO DRY ON THE SPLASH GUARDS OF THE HAND WASHING SINKS.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING AT ALL TIMES. • TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON DELI PREP WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN COOLERS AND STORAGE AREAS.----ALL RAW WOOD IN THE PREVIOUS SUSHI PREP AND UNDER THE SINKS AT THE JUICING PREP AREA MUST BE PAINTED, SEALED AND NON-ABSORBENT.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL RUBBER HOSE FAUCET EXTENSIONS FROM THE PRODUCE PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCETS.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE BICYCLES IN THE JUICING PREP AREA. • FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE DELI PRE DRY STORAGE ROOM, REAR GROCERY STORAGE AREA, PRODUCE PREP AREA WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS.----FLOOR OF THE EQUIPMENT ROOM NEAR THE MEAT SECTION WITH SPILLED CHEMICAL. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MUST NOT USE PAPER AS LINER FOR DISPLAY CASE NEAR THE PRE-PACKAGED CHEESE DISPLAY COOLER.----MISSING FLOOR TILES AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SEAFOOD WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE.----BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE MEAT 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.----WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILE ABOVE THE JUICING SECTION PREP TABLE. MUST REPLACE. • DAMAGED BASEBOARD AND WALL COVING WITH OPEN CRACKS/CREVICES AND POOLING LIQUID UNDER BOTH THE MEAT SECTION HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NOTED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CURRENT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 4, 2024: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 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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