Alley's Food

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 24, 2012
• address221 E 58Th St, Chicago 60637
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Alley's Food clean?

Alley's Food is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 24, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Alley's Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL BASES OF COOLERS, 3-COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN REAR STORAGE AREAS. GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN WASHROOM. REPLACE ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN REAR STORAGE AREAS. GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN WASHROOM. REPLACE ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS UNDER SINK IN WASHROOM. REPLACE ALL MISSING OUTLET COVERS. INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED SINK, UTILITY SINK AND 3-COMP SINK.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS UNDER SINK IN WASHROOM. REPLACE ALL MISSING OUTLET COVERS. INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED SINK, UTILITY SINK AND 3-COMP SINK.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH WASHING AREA.

When was Alley's Food last inspected?

Alley's Food has 2 inspections on record going back to February 24, 2012.

Alley's Food vs Washington Park

Washington Park runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 196 clean, 52 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.