Tutore Italian Cooking

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 12, 2026
• address1629 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Tutore Italian Cooking clean?

Tutore Italian Cooking is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Tutore Italian Cooking?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN ALL GENDER WASHROOM #2. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE REACH IN FREEZER IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT/ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK AND DRAINBOARD OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK AND DRAINBOARD OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE FAUCET AT THE MOP SINK IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS NEAR THE FRONT PREP AREA, OUTSIDE OF WASHROOM #1 AND DOWN THE STAIRWAY LEADING INTO THE BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AS WALLS SHOULD BE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED-OUT LIGHT-BULB AT THE STOVE/FRYER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED-OUT LIGHT-BULB AT THE STOVE/FRYER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE TRAINING AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.

When was Tutore Italian Cooking last inspected?

Tutore Italian Cooking has 2 inspections on record going back to April 24, 2026.

Tutore Italian Cooking vs West Town

West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 54% 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 May 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.