Al - Joud Investment

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 4, 2023
• address1156 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60651
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Al - Joud Investment clean?

Al - Joud Investment is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 4, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Al - Joud Investment?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 4, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FOUND A 1/2 INCH GAP UNDERNEATH THE FRONT AND REAR EXIT DOORS. MUST SEAL GAPS TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK IN THE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND DUST AND DIRT BUILD UP ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT, WASHROOM, AND THROUGHOUT THE MAIN CUSTOMER AREA. FOUND AN ACCUMULATION OF SPIDER WEBS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS AND SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND MULTIPLE HOLES AND PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING NEAR THE FRONT COUNTER. MUST REPAIR HOLES AND REMOVE PEELING PAINT FROM CEILING AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • UND MULTIPLE LIGHTS BURNED OUT INSIDE THE GLASS DOOR COOLER IN THE FRONT AREA ACROSS FROM THE COUNTER, AND POOR LIGHTING INSIDE THE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE ANY BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • UND MULTIPLE LIGHTS BURNED OUT INSIDE THE GLASS DOOR COOLER IN THE FRONT AREA ACROSS FROM THE COUNTER, AND POOR LIGHTING INSIDE THE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE ANY BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.

When was Al - Joud Investment last inspected?

Al - Joud Investment has 2 inspections on record going back to December 22, 2022.

Al - Joud Investment vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 January 4, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.