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Aloha Wagon
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 16, 2019
- address1247 S Western Ave, Chicago 60608
Is Aloha Wagon clean?
Aloha Wagon is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 16, 2019. 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 Aloha Wagon?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 16, 2019, 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 EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FONDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED ONLY A MEAT THERMOMETER ON PREMISES, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER WHICH GOES FROM 0*F-220*F.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES IMPROPERLY STORED, INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUATIONS WHEN NOT IN USE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD ON THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE SHELF, AND IN THE 1ST FLOOR COOLER A PLASTIC ON THE COOLER STORAGE SHELVES, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON PREMISES, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Aloha Wagon last inspected?
Aloha Wagon has 4 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| May 16, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 22, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 5, 2017 | Pass |
Aloha Wagon vs East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 May 16, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.