Jenny's Tofu
5426 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Restaurant ZIP 60640 Risk 1 (High)
Pass with Conditions · as of Mar 31, 2026
Jenny's Tofu was last inspected on March 31, 2026 with a result of “Pass w/ Conditions”. Inspectors found 5 violations, 2 of them critical.
Latest inspection
March 31, 2026 · Canvass
Result: Pass w/ Conditions
2 critical2 general1 paperwork-
CriticalManagement & training
No one in charge was present who knew the food-safety rules.
Inspector’s note: No person in charge present at the time of inspection. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued.
Official wording (code 1)
Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
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CriticalFood temperature
Prepared food wasn’t date-marked, or was kept past its discard date.
Inspector’s note: 3-501.17 noted the following temperature controlled for safety food items prepared on site and held for more than 24 hours, but no more that 7 days inside the 2 door refrigeration unit. Instructed to properly label all ready to eat food items with product name and used by date. Manager immediately and voluntarily disposed of 33 lb of products worth $176. Priority foundation violation#7-38-005(a). Citation issued.
Official wording (code 23)
Proper date marking and disposition
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Noted leaking faucet at the 3 compartment sink. Instructed to repair and maintain.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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GeneralRepeat violation
A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.
Inspector’s note: Noted the following previous core violation #58 rule #pa-100-0367 from inspection report #2613916 dated 03/17/2025 not corrected. Found no approved allergen training certificate available. Instructed any person with city of chicago food service sanitation certificate to comply with allergen training certification. Priority foundation violation #7-42-090. Citation issued.
Official wording (code 60)
Previous core violation corrected
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PaperworkManagement & training
No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.
Inspector’s note: No person in charge with a city of chicago sanitation certificate on site during the inspection and while tcs foods (tofu.) were being prepared. Instructed such a person be on site at all times foods are being prepared and served. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012. Citation issued.
Official wording (code 2)
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspection history
13 inspections on record
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
4 general1 paperwork Show violations
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: Instructed to rodent proofed bottom or rear side door (storage area).
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Instructed to remove foil liner on prep shelf (next to hot water tank) in the kitchen.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Instructed to repair leaky drain pipe underneath the 3 compartment sink.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Instructed to seal holes on wall around prep/dishwashing area.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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PaperworkManagement & training
Required allergen training was missing.
Inspector’s note: Found no approved allergen training certificate available. Instructed any person with city of chicago food service sanitation certificate to comply with allergen training certification.
Official wording (code 58)
Allergen training as required
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Pass
Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass
No violations
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Fail
Canvass · Fail
4 general Show violations
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GeneralFood temperature
Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.
Inspector’s note: Observed no thermometer present in standing glass door cooler at front prep area. Instructed manager to provide thermometer in all cold holding units. Cos.
Official wording (code 36)
Thermometers provided & accurate
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 RODENT DROPPINGS ALONG WALLS IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA AND 5 RODENT DROPPINGS UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT IN REAR STORAGE NEXT TO BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMEND CALLING IN PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE FACILITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a).
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.
Inspector’s note: Observed storage of equipment and boxes on the floor in closet at front prep area. Instructed to store all items off the floor at least 6 inches.
Official wording (code 39)
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: Observed final rinse temperature of high temperature dish machine to exceed 180 degrees. Instructed manager to purchase a dish surface temperature (160 degrees) reading device or testing strips. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
2 general Show violations
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed grease buildup and dirt on floors throughout rear prep area. Intructed the person in charge to detail clean floors and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed dry storage room in the rear i with clutter and items on floor. Instructed the person in charge to organize dry storage room and keep items elevated off of floors and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Conditional
Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions
3 general2 paperwork Show violations
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment and surfaces were dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed food debris and water build-up inside unused reach in prep 2-door cooler. Must clean interior of said cooler and maintain.
Official wording (code 49)
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed standing water and food debris throughout prep area floor. Must clean/keep prep area floor dry throughout.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Prep area floor tiles grout low throughout. Instructed manager must regrout floor tiles throughout prep area.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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PaperworkManagement & training
No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.
Inspector’s note: No city of chicago certified food manager on premises while tcs food tofu is prepared. Instructed a city of chicago certified food manager with original certificate must be on premises while tcs foods are prepared. Priority foundation 7-38-012.
Official wording (code 2)
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
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PaperworkManagement & training
Required allergen training was missing.
Inspector’s note: No food allergen training certificates on premises. Instructed all city of chicago certified food managers must have food allergen training certificates on premises.
Official wording (code 58)
Allergen training as required
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Pass
Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass
No violations
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Fail
Canvass · Fail
3 critical5 general Show violations
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CriticalManagement & training
Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.
Inspector’s note: Found no employee health policy/training on site. Instructed facility to establish an appropriate employee health policy/training system and maintain with verifiable documents on site. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010.
Official wording (code 3)
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
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CriticalManagement & training
No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.
Inspector’s note: Found no procedure/plan and kit for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Instructed facility to develop and maintain a procedure/plan and to maintain any appropriate supplies on site. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
Official wording (code 5)
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
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CriticalFood handling
Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.
Inspector’s note: No sanitizer solution provided at third compartment at three compartment sink, which presently is in use for dish washing. Owner corrected issue. Priority violation:7-38-005, citation issued
Official wording (code 16)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: Approx 60 rodent dropping at rear storage area: under and on top the shelves by dry food bags (no gnawed food).instructed to remove droppings,clean and maintain. Priority foundation: 7-38-005,citation issued.
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralFood handling
In-use utensils weren’t stored properly.
Inspector’s note: Frozen exterior water bottle used to cool food, not cleaned(food debris) and not properly stored. Must protect mentioned utensil.
Official wording (code 43)
In-use utensils: properly stored
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Hood above cooking equipment with grease build-up,clean and maintain
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Floor drain under three compartment sink slowing drains,repair cause.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Replace broken and missing baseboard walls in prep area by the cooking equipment
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Conditional
Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions
1 critical2 general Show violations
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CriticalFood temperature
Cold food was held above a safe temperature.
Inspector’s note: Found 128 packages of tofu inside walk in cooler at improper cold holding temperatures. Temperatures ranging from 62.4 - 71.5f. Priority violation. No citation issued. 7-38-005.disposed of approximately 120 pounds of tofu. Approximate value at 1300 dollars.
Official wording (code 22)
Proper cold holding temperatures
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.
Inspector’s note: Found bulk food not labeled. Container of peanuts, etc. Must provide.
Official wording (code 37)
Food properly labeled; original container
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Found missing floor drain cover at dishwashing areas. Must provide.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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Conditional
Recent Inspection · Pass w/ Conditions
1 critical Show violations
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CriticalManagement & training
No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.
Inspector’s note: Observed procedure/plan for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events on site. Instructed facilty to maintain any appropriate supplies on site. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 no citation issued
Official wording (code 5)
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
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Conditional
Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions
3 critical2 general1 paperwork Show violations
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CriticalManagement & training
Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.
Inspector’s note: Observed no employee health policy/training on site. Instructed facility to establish an appropriate employee health policy/training system and maintain with verifiable documents on site. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010
Official wording (code 3)
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
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CriticalManagement & training
No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.
Inspector’s note: Observed procedure/plan for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events on site. Instructed facilty to maintain any appropriate supplies on site. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 no citation issued
Official wording (code 5)
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
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CriticalFood handling
Specialized processes (curing, vacuum-packing, etc.) didn’t follow the approved plan.
Inspector’s note: Cooked tofu is being vacuum packaged on site without proper documentation from the chicago department of public health. Must obtain variance for reduced oxygen packaging. Priority violation 7-38-005 reduced oxygen packaging machine was tagged during inspection.
Official wording (code 29)
Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
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GeneralFood handling
No approval obtained for a specialized processing method.
Inspector’s note: Observed no documents submitted for variance for reduced oxygen packaging of tofu on site. Priority foundation 7-38-005 refer to violation 29 for citation.
Official wording (code 32)
Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
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GeneralRepeat violation
A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.
Inspector’s note: Observed previous core violations not corrected from report dated 8/23/18 inspection # 2213352 violations # 57 no employees on site with proof of food handler training
Official wording (code 60)
Previous core violation corrected
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PaperworkManagement & training
Not all food employees had food-handler training.
Inspector’s note: Refer to violation #60
Official wording (code 57)
All food employees have food handler training
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Conditional
License · Pass w/ Conditions
2 critical1 general2 paperwork Show violations
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CriticalManagement & training
Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.
Inspector’s note: 2-102.14 noted employee health policy on site at the time of inspection following the new code guidelines. Instructed to have one for all employees. Priority foundation violation #7-38-012(a). No citation issued
Official wording (code 3)
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
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CriticalManagement & training
No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.
Inspector’s note: 2-501.11 management unable to provide procedure for cleaning up vomiting and diarrhea. Instructed to have a policy in place. Priority foundation violation #7-38-005. No citation issued.
Official wording (code 5)
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.
Inspector’s note: 6-202.11 noted no light bulb inside the rear walk in cooler. Instructed to provide lighting.
Official wording (code 56)
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
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PaperworkManagement & training
Not all food employees had food-handler training.
Inspector’s note: 2-102.13 noted employees with no food handler certificates available. Instructed management that all employees must have the food handler certificate available for old employees and 30 days for new employees
Official wording (code 57)
All food employees have food handler training
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PaperworkManagement & training
Required allergen training was missing.
Inspector’s note: Pa 100-0367 noted certified food managers on site with no allergen certification. Instructed management that all certified food managers must have the food allergen training.
Official wording (code 58)
Allergen training as required
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Not Ready
License · Not Ready
No violations
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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 7 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.