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Tony's Italian Deli
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 21, 2026
- address6708 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60631
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Tony's Italian Deli clean?
Tony's Italian Deli is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 21, 2026. 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 Tony's Italian Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼hand hygiene slippingcriticalProper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • MUST PROVIDE DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES PERSONAL DRINKS. ALL OPEN DRINKS ARE PROHIBITED IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN
- 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcriticalNo Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER TOUCH READY-TO-EAT FOOD CHEESE, CUT TOMATOES AND DELI MEAT WHILE SLIDING WITH BARE HANDS. FOOD EMPLOYEES’ MAY NOT CONTACT EXPOSED, READY-TO-EAT FOOD WITH THEIR BARE HANDS. MUST USE SUITABLE UTENSILS SUCH AS DELI TISSUE, SPATULAS, TONGS, SINGLE-USE GLOVES, OR DISPENSING EQUIPMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • FOUND READY TO EAT TCS FOODS IN WALK IN COOLER NOT DATE MARKED. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD FOR 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY DATE MARKED WITH THE DATE THE FOOD WILL BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH FOOD STORED INSIDE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS
When was Tony's Italian Deli last inspected?
Tony's Italian Deli has 17 inspections on record going back to December 2, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 18, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 4, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2020 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2020 | Fail | |
| April 24, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 30, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2015 | Pass |
Tony's Italian Deli vs Edison Park
Edison Park runs 68% clean across 114 tracked restaurants — 77 clean, 22 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 114 spots Cooked tracks in Edison Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.