Almaida

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 30, 2017
• address4358-4360 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60641

Is Almaida clean?

Almaida is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 30, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Almaida?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 30, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL DRY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND ALL COOKED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL DRY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND ALL COOKED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND FROZEN FOODS STORED ON A GROCERY BAGS. MUST REPLACE WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND FROZEN FOODS STORED ON A GROCERY BAGS. MUST REPLACE WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INSIDE BOTTOM SHELVE OF TWO DOOR REACH IN COOLER WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN. FAN GUARD OF THE TWO DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN THE KITCHEN WITH DUST ACCUMULATED MUST CLEAN, REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS ON THE HOOD BY THE COOK LINE. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • WASH CLOTH FOR WIPING PREP TABLES, CHOPPING BOARDS, DINING TABLES, MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • WASH CLOTH FOR WIPING PREP TABLES, CHOPPING BOARDS, DINING TABLES, MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.

When was Almaida last inspected?

Almaida has 7 inspections on record going back to March 26, 2015.

Almaida vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 November 30, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.