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Almalki Food
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 27, 2021
- address4102 W Madison St, Chicago 60624
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Almalki Food clean?
Almalki Food is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 27, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Almalki Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 27, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • PREMISES HAS NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES TO CLEAN UP VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MUST PROVIDE SUPPLIES OR BODY FLUID SPILL KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLERS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. MUST PROVIDE.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR HAS 1/2" GAP UNDERNEATH. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING DOOR OR DOOR SWEEP TO PREVENT PEST ACTIVITY.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OSBERVED WATER LEAKING FROM PIPE UNDER UTILITY SINK IN REAR OF STORE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTIAN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF-CLOSING.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF-CLOSING.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS THROUGHOUT FACILITY SUCH AS MICROWAVE, WEIGHTS, OLD LIGHT SHIELDS, AND UNUSED REFRIGERATORS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND EQUIPMENT.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INOPERABLE VENTILATION INSIDE TOILET ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INOPERABLE VENTILATION INSIDE TOILET ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Almalki Food last inspected?
Almalki Food has 3 inspections on record going back to September 16, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| September 27, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 16, 2021 | — |
Almalki Food vs West Garfield Park
West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 September 27, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.