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Alhambra Palace Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 24, 2026
- address1240 W Randolph St, Chicago 60607
Is Alhambra Palace Restaurant clean?
Alhambra Palace Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Alhambra Palace Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MISSING SPLASHGUARDS AT HANDWASH SINK AND PREP/DUMP SINK IN 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAINContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MISSING SPLASHGUARDS AT HANDWASH SINK AND PREP/DUMP SINK IN 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MULTI USE EQUIPMENT (MEAT SKEWERS) STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM. INSTD TO STORE IN PROPER AREA AND MAINTAIN • PRE SET TABLEWARE ON DINING TABLES NOT WRAPPED, COVERED OR INVERTED, INSTD TO COVER AND INVERT OR Preset TABLEWARE may be exposed if: (1) Unused settings are removed when a CONSUMER is seated; or (2) Settings not removed when a CONSUMER is seated are cleaned and SANITIZED before further use. • MULTI USE POTS NOT INVERTED DURING STORAGE. INSTD TO INVERT AND MAINTAINUtensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MULTI USE EQUIPMENT (MEAT SKEWERS) STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM. INSTD TO STORE IN PROPER AREA AND MAINTAIN • PRE SET TABLEWARE ON DINING TABLES NOT WRAPPED, COVERED OR INVERTED, INSTD TO COVER AND INVERT OR Preset TABLEWARE may be exposed if: (1) Unused settings are removed when a CONSUMER is seated; or (2) Settings not removed when a CONSUMER is seated are cleaned and SANITIZED before further use. • MULTI USE POTS NOT INVERTED DURING STORAGE. INSTD TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • ALUMINUM FOIL ON STORAGE SHELVES IN PREP AREA AND WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO REMOVE FOIL SO AS SURFACE TO SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • DEBRIS ACCUMULATION AROUND FAUCETS OF HANDWASH SINK IN WAREWASHING AREA. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAINToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • DEBRIS ACCUMULATION AROUND FAUCETS OF HANDWASH SINK IN WAREWASHING AREA. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
When was Alhambra Palace Restaurant last inspected?
Alhambra Palace Restaurant has 40 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2026 | — | |
| July 1, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2024 | — | |
| February 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2023 | Fail | |
| February 8, 2023 | — | |
| January 27, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 25, 2022 | Fail | |
| January 12, 2022 | — | |
| October 18, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Alhambra Palace Restaurant vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 February 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.