Tony's Pantry Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 22, 2019
• address745 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60612
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Tony's Pantry Mart clean?

Tony's Pantry Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 22, 2019. 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 Pantry Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 22, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN POLICY ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS (DELI MEAT, SLICED CHEESE, SLICED TOMATOES, GROUND BEEF , SLICED VEGGIES) IN DISPLAY COOLER AND 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR WITHOUT PROPER DISCARD LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE FOR ALL SAID FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPERLY WORKING THERMOMETER AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS AND ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS IN REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONTENT NAME LABELS ON CONTAINERS. -
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED FRONT DOORS OF FACILITY WITH GAPS UNDERNEATH DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO MAKE FRONT DOORS TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOF. -
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO BACK FLOW DEVICE LOCATED ON UTILITY SINK IN REAR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN REAR OF FACILITY STORAGE ROOM/OFFICE ON SHELVES, FLOORS AND ON TOP OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.

When was Tony's Pantry Mart last inspected?

Tony's Pantry Mart has 16 inspections on record going back to November 18, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Tony's Pantry Mart vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% of them.

Other spots in East Garfield Park

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  clean · May 19, 2014
• ✓ Taylor Prepared Foods, Inc
  clean · December 5, 2011
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• ✕ West Side Dollar & Food
  cooked · December 2, 2013
• ✓ Ocean Fish & Famaous Wings Inc.
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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 March 22, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.