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TOM'S ON EDENS

6045 N CICERO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60646 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

TOM'S ON EDENS has been inspected 3 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since November 4, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 3, 2026, found no infractions.

1 of 3 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: Pests, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Protecting food from contamination.

What these findings mean

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

  • 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 and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on June 23, 2025. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on June 23, 2025. For example: PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on November 4, 2024. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

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

    Recorded 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 23, 2025. For example: PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

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.

3 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP AT REAR EXIT DOOR SWEEP. MUST RODENT PROOF REAR EXIT DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
      • OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • MOP SINK FAUCET LOOSE. MUST TIGHTEN/REPAIR MOP SINK FAUCET.
  3. License

    4 infractions

    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED ICE CREAM MACHINE DIRECTLY NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK WITHOUT ADEQUATE SPLASH PROTECTION IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD OR OTHER FIXTURE AT HANDWASHING SINK TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL SPLASH OR SPILLAGE AT THE ICE CREAM MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED STRING, DUCT TAPE, AND OTHER MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT EASILY-CLEANABLE USED TO TIE OR COVER PARTS OF PLUMBING FIXTURES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT EASILY-CLEANABLE FROM PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES WITH EASILY-CLEANABLE SURFACES FOR CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED P-TRAP AT BASEMENT WAREWASHING AREA HANDWASHING SINK TO BE LEAKING AND IN POOR REPAIR, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BASEMENT WAREWASHING AREA HANDWASHING SINK P-TRAP TO ELIMINATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED SEVERAL ITEMS OF NON-FUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT (COLD-HOLDING UNITS, FREEZERS, MAINTENACE EQUIPMENT) AND OTHER UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AREA FROM PREVIOUS OWNER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS AND EQUIPMENT UNNECESSARY TO FOOD OPERATIONS FROM THE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS CLEAN AND FREE FROM UNNECESSARY ITEMS.

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