✕

Tony's Pantry Mart

October 22, 2015 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA INACCESSIBLE FOR USE WITH A BOX FAN STORED ON TOP OF THE HANDWASHING SINK AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS STORED IN THE SINK BASIN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE FAN AND OTHER ITEMS STORED ON TOP OF AND INSIDE OF THE SINK BASIN. ALSO, OBSERVED NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT BOTH THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT MY REQUEST IN BOTH AREAS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: CORNER OF FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, BEHIND THE BEVERAGE REFRIGERATORS ALONG THE WALLS, UNDERNEATH THE STORAGE RACKS WHERE CHIPS AND SNACKS WERE STORED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DELI COOLER ALONG THE DOOR TRACKS AND INSIDE, VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS WITH GREASE BUILDUP, INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS, MEAT SLICER AND PREP TABLES, INTERIOR OF SLUSHEE MACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES FROM THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE SALES COUNTER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN THE WALL OF THE PREP AREA BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND WALLS OF THE WASHROOM.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: DELI COOLER IS MISSING A THERMOMETER. MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE OF THE DELI COOLER.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF PLASTIC CRATES STORED OUTSIDE OF THE PREMISES. MUST REMOVE.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES PREPARING FOOD IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
code 42
No Smoking Regulations

Inspector note: OBSERVED AN ASHTRAY LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT SALES COUNTER WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS IN IT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE ASHTRAY FROM THE PREMISES. CHICAGO CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE 7-32-020C.
code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 27, 2014: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in East Garfield Park

See every restaurant in East Garfield Park →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.