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ST.NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE

3741 W 62ND ST, CHICAGO, IL 60629 · School

Inspection summary

ST.NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE has been inspected 19 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since March 8, 2010. The most recent inspection, on March 3, 2026, found no infractions.

5 of 19 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Pests and Food temperature control.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are one of the main ways germs spread, from person to person and onto food and surfaces. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing their hands when required, and sick staff being kept away from work where it matters. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on January 22, 2024. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food, supplies and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on January 6, 2022. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

    Recorded once on May 9, 2014. For example: REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be made of cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked surface or worn part. They are generally lower risk but show how well the place is maintained.

    Recorded 13 times across 9 separate inspections, most recently on February 8, 2018. For example: WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be clean and in good repair, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate health risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 8 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on March 17, 2023. For example: TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

19 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    0 infractions

  3. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • HANDWASH SINK IN PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE, PERSONAL EATING UTENSILS, PLATES, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND CONTAINERS OF FROZEN MILK IN BASINS OF DESIGNATED HANDWASH SINK. INSTD TO HAVE BASIN EMPTY AND ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDWASHING ONLY. SAID ITEMS REMOVED DURING INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION
  4. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • MISSING COVERS FOR TRASH RECEPTACLES IN ALL FEMALE TOILET ROOMS (STAFF AND STUDENTS). INSTD TO PROVIDE COVERS AND MAINTAIN
  5. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED AN APPX."1/2-3/4" GAP IN CENTER OF FRONT DOOR ALONG BOTTOM AND DOOR FRAME OF PLAY GROUND DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • MUST ADJUST FAUCET HANDLES AT HAND SINK IN BASEMENT BOY'S,2ND FL. BOY'S AND GIRL'S TOILET ROOMS TO STAY ON LONGER FOR HAND WASHING.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING IN BASEMENT BOY'S TOILET ROOM,MISSING WALL BASE BEHIND 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN KITCHEN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED NO LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHTS IN BOTH PRE-K ROOMS 111 & 112.MUS PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  6. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • FAUCETS IN WASHROOMS MUST STAY ON FOR 15 SECONDS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  7. Canvass

    0 infractions

  8. Canvass

    0 infractions

  9. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • PEELING PAINT ON WALL BEHIND OVEN. INSTD TO REPAIR WALL SO AS TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  10. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED THE CEILING IN POOR REPAIR GIRLS RESTROOM BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
  11. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOOR AREA IN OUTER HALLWAY IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DEBRIS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • 1 SINK IN GIRLS BATHROOM THAT FAUCET DOES NOT STAY ON. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  12. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED DUSTY WALL VENTS IN THE BASEMENT GIRLS RESTROOM, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN REMOVE DUST.OBSERVED PEELING PAINT BEHIND THE COOKING OVEN, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND RESEAL.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED ONE HANDLE IN THE BOYS 1ST FLOOR RESTROOM IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/OR REPLACE.
  13. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE IN TEACHERS LOUNGE NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING IN THE BOYS 1ST. FLOOR RESTROOM, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND RESEAL.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE BASEMENT WHITE COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  14. Canvass

    0 infractions

  15. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS THROUGH OUT PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  16. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • WALLS IN HALLWAYS IN NEED OF SCRAPING TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAINAT ALL TIMES.
  17. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 26. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED
      • When toilet and lavatory facilities are provided for the patrons of food establishments, such facilities shall be adequate in number, convenient, accessible, properly designed, and installed according to the municipal code. FOUND NO HOT WATER IN ANY OF THE STUDENT OR STAFF BATHROOMS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED. WASHROOMS NOT MAINTAINED.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS IN HALLWAYS IN NEED OF SCRAPING TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAINAT ALL TIMES.
  18. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. THE CEILING IN THE STOREROOM BETWEEN THE TOILET ROOMS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT CEILING IN POOR REPAIR WITH LARGE OPENING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAME SO NO RODENT HARBORAGE.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. THE LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE PREP AREA NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAME.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. CLEAN THE VENTS IN ALL THE TOILET ROOMS HAS DUST BUILDUP.
  19. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • Use dustless cleaning methods.LARGE OPENING UNDER THE UTILITY SINK ON THE IST FLOOR UTILITY CLOSET.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALL SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.PIPE IN THE CEILING IN STOREROOM DRIPPING WATER ON TO THE FLOOR.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE PIPE.CLEAN VENT IN FOOD PREP AREA.

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