Al Noor Meat & Grocery

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 8, 2021
• address2514 W Devon Ave, Chicago 60659
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Al Noor Meat & Grocery clean?

Al Noor Meat & Grocery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 8, 2021. 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 Noor Meat & Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE EATING AT TABLE AT BUTCHER PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE A DESIGNATED AREA AWAY FROM FOOD PREP AREA WHERE EMPLOYEES CAN EAT.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED HEAVY FOOD BUILD UP ON MEAT SLICERS IN BUTCHER PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED NUMEROUS OF DEAD FRUIT FLIES ON FLY STRIPS HANGING FROM CEILING IN REAR HALLWAY LEADING TO BACK DOOR. MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BOXES OF RAW CHICKEN STORED ON FLOORS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE OFF FLOORS AND ONTO PROPER SHELVING.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BOXES OF RAW CHICKEN STORED ON FLOORS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE OFF FLOORS AND ONTO PROPER SHELVING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED DEEP GROOVES ON MEAT CUTTING BOARD IN BUTCHER PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO DRAINBOARD AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO DRAINBOARD AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED RAW WOODEN DAMAGED CEILINGS IN BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR SO THAT CEILINGS HAVE A SMOOTH AND DURABLE FINISH.

When was Al Noor Meat & Grocery last inspected?

Al Noor Meat & Grocery has 3 inspections on record going back to April 22, 2019.

Al Noor Meat & Grocery vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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 July 8, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.