Travelin Tom's Coffee of Norwood Park
2300 S Throop St, Chicago 60608
Read the pairs, not the count. A failure is normally followed within days by a re-inspection, and that re-inspection is a second row here. On the timeline below they sit almost on top of each other — one bad day, two marks.
The whole record
- Pass50%
- Conditional0%
- Fail50%
- PassSep 15, 2026LicenseRisk 2 (Medium)
- FailOct 31, 2023AssessmentRisk 2 (Medium)
- 1
Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
Pic in charge without city of Chicago certified manager certificate or proof of reciprocity. Instd to obtain and provide.
- 2
City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
Pic in charge without city of Chicago certified manager certificate or proof of reciprocity. Instd to obtain and provide. Priority foundation 7-38-012.
- 3
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Missing employee health policy. Instd to privde a verifiable employee health policy and maintain on vehicle. Priority foundation 7-38-010
- 5
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Missing supplies and procedure for clean up of vomiting and diarrheal events. Instd to provide same effective against norovirus. Priority foundation 7-38-005
- 16
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inadequate hot running water at 3-compartment sink, 106.0f. Instd to provide a minimum of 110f at 3-compartment sink at all times. Priority violation 7-38-025.
- 36
Thermometers provided & accurate
Missing food temperature measuring device. Instd to obtain and maintain on vehicle. Priority foundation 7-38-005
- 38
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Missing pest control logbook and proof of service. Instd to obtain and maintain on vehicle. Priority foundation 7-38-020(c)
- 1
Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.
On the street
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What it gets cited for
- 11×
Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- 21×
City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
- 31×
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- 51×
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- 161×
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- 361×
Thermometers provided & accurate
- 381×
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Counted across every inspection on record here. A code that keeps coming back is the more telling signal.
Source
Published by the Chicago Department of Public Health as Food Inspections, updated weekly. This page shows every row the city holds under licence 2938721 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.