Cooked?Travelin Tom's Coffee Of Norwood Park
- resultFail
- critical violations4
- last inspectedOctober 31, 2023 →
- address2300 S Throop St, Chicago 60608
- cuisineMobile Food Preparer
Is Travelin Tom's Coffee Of Norwood Park clean?
Travelin Tom's Coffee Of Norwood Park is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 31, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Travelin Tom's Coffee Of Norwood Park?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 31, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
When was Travelin Tom's Coffee Of Norwood Park last inspected?
Travelin Tom's Coffee Of Norwood Park has 1 inspection on record going back to October 31, 2023.
October 31, 2023 Fail
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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.
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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 31, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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