Al Primo Canto

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 6, 2011
• address5414-5416 W Devon Ave, Chicago 60646

Is Al Primo Canto clean?

Al Primo Canto is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 6, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Al Primo Canto?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 6, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found food items not properly dated/labeled in coolers, reach in freezers, must date and label food items in coolers, reach in freezers.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found food items not properly dated/labeled in coolers, reach in freezers, must date and label food items in coolers, reach in freezers.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repair/replaced.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repair/replaced.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Non food contact surfaces of cooking equipment, coolers, cooler shelving, prep tables, and storage shelving not clean had grease build up, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment, dish machine area, storage shelving not clean need detailed cleaning(corners).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment, dish machine area, storage shelving not clean need detailed cleaning(corners).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Walls, ceilings in kitchen prep area, storage areas not clean need detailed cleaning.Peeling paint on walls shall be repair/sealed.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Walls, ceilings in kitchen prep area, storage areas not clean need detailed cleaning.Peeling paint on walls shall be repair/sealed.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • light shields in prep area, kitchen areas not clean need detailed cleaning.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Exhaust canopy not clean had excess grease build up, needs detailed cleaning, exhaust vents(ventilation)in coolers not clean need detailed cleaning.

When was Al Primo Canto last inspected?

Al Primo Canto has 4 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2010.

Al Primo Canto vs Forest Glen

Forest Glen runs 77% clean across 113 tracked restaurants — 87 clean, 15 mid, 11 cooked.

Against the 113 spots Cooked tracks in Forest Glen, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 6, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.