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Al Dente Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 16, 2012
- address3939 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60618
Is Al Dente Restaurant clean?
Al Dente Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 16, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Al Dente Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 16, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS ON PREP REACH IN COOLER DOORS IN THE KITCHEN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS ON PREP REACH IN COOLER DOORS IN THE KITCHEN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING, MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE; SMALL CHEST FREEZER AT REAR STORAGE ROOM, MICROWAVE OVEN AND ONE COOLER AT REAR PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS AT KITCHEN, REAR PREP AREA AND JUICE BAR AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS AT KITCHEN, REAR PREP AREA AND JUICE BAR AREA.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN; HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN, CLEAN WALLS AT REAR PREP AREA AND CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE KITCHEN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN; HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN, CLEAN WALLS AT REAR PREP AREA AND CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE KITCHEN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3PART SINK AT THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED, CLEANING TOWELS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED, CLEANING TOWELS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.
When was Al Dente Restaurant last inspected?
Al Dente Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to June 8, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| October 3, 2013 | — | |
| November 16, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 21, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 8, 2011 | Fail |
Al Dente Restaurant vs Irving Park
Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 November 16, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.