Aldi

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 29, 2020
• address5001 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60630
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Aldi clean?

Aldi is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 29, 2020. 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 Aldi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 29, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK IN WASH ROOM AND IN EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM.MUST PROVIDE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF TOASTER OVEN IN EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF UTILITY MOP SINK IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO BETTER MAINTAIN OUTSIDE ENCLOSURE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AND REMOVE LITTER/DEBRIS ON GROUND AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN MENTIONED AREA.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO BETTER MAINTAIN OUTSIDE ENCLOSURE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AND REMOVE LITTER/DEBRIS ON GROUND AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN MENTIONED AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF DUSTS ON VENTS IN WASH ROOMS AND TO MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF DUSTS ON VENTS IN WASH ROOMS AND TO MAINTAIN.

When was Aldi last inspected?

Aldi has 6 inspections on record going back to April 7, 2010.

Aldi vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, 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 June 29, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.