Tony's

October 6, 2025 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings11
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING FISH, STEAK, RICE, POTATOES) DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE CFM WHILE OPEN AND OPERATRING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMEPRATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION STORED INSIDE 2 DOOR COOLING UNTI WITH COLD HOLD ATTACHED, THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS, RICE , DELI MEAT, BEEF, SLICED TOMATOES ALL RANGING BETWEEN 62-70F. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION CORRECTED.
    code 22
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
    Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 DOOR COOLER WITH COLD HOLD UNITS ATTACHED LOCATED IN PREP AREA AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURE AT 69F WHILE STORING TCS FOODS (STEAK, SLICED TOMATOES, RAW CHICKEN, FRESH CHEESE, SLCIED DELI MEAT, COOKED RICE) INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR UNIT TO 41F OR BELOW AS REQUIRED. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. total cost $150.
    code 33
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS CONTAINING WORKING INGREDIENTS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING WITHOUT COMMON NAME LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 70MALL RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOORS BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT, ON STORAGE SHELVING ON TOP OF BOXES AND CONTAINERS, IN MAIN PREP WHERE FLOUR AND BREADING BINS ARE STORED, SCATTERED ON FLOOR UNDER WIRED RACKS THROUGHOUT, IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA UNDER EQUIPMENT IN CORNERS AND THROUGHOUT STORAGE SPACE. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE BEFORE REINSPECTION, REMOVE DROPPINGS AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WORN DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION
    code 40
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT LOCATED THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA, INCLUDING ROLLING CARTS CONTAINING BULK CONTAINERS OF FLOUR AND SEASONINGS, HOT HOLD UNITS, RICE COOKERS, STORED KITCHENWARE ON PREP TABLES, ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLING UNITS AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY PLUMBING FIXTURES LOCATED IN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM.MUST MAINTAIN.
    code 53
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF GREASE, DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEANING UNDER PREP STATIONS, STORAGE SHELVING AND ALONG THE WALL BASE THROUGHOUT PREMISE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE DUST AND DIRT BUILDUP ON VENTS AND VENTILATION HOOD EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN
    code 56
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS AS REQUIRED.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 7, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred.

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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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