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Alpha Foods & Liquor
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 11, 2012
- address2558 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Alpha Foods & Liquor clean?
Alpha Foods & Liquor is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 11, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Alpha Foods & Liquor?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST DEFROST THE ICE CREAM COOLER WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST DEFROST THE ICE CREAM COOLER WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DUST AND CLEAN IN DETAIL ALL THE DISPLAY SHELVINGS AND MAINTAIN (WITH ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP).
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN TEH FLOOR THRU-OUT ALONG THE WALL BASE,ALL CORNER, UNDER THE PALLETS. MUST REMOVE ALL SODA CRATE BEING USED AS A PALLET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHELVINGS OR REGULAR PALLET TO STORE STOCKS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN TEH FLOOR THRU-OUT ALONG THE WALL BASE,ALL CORNER, UNDER THE PALLETS. MUST REMOVE ALL SODA CRATE BEING USED AS A PALLET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHELVINGS OR REGULAR PALLET TO STORE STOCKS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR DAMAGED WALLS INSIDE THE MOP SINK CLOSET. DUST BUILD UP ON THE FAN GUARD OF THE PEPSI COLA COOLER AND DUST ACCUMULATED ON THE VENT COVER INSIDE THE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN. HOLES ON THE WALLS INSIDE THE WASHROOM AND HOLES ON THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE REAR AREA. MUST SEAL THE HOLES.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR DAMAGED WALLS INSIDE THE MOP SINK CLOSET. DUST BUILD UP ON THE FAN GUARD OF THE PEPSI COLA COOLER AND DUST ACCUMULATED ON THE VENT COVER INSIDE THE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN. HOLES ON THE WALLS INSIDE THE WASHROOM AND HOLES ON THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE REAR AREA. MUST SEAL THE HOLES.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE DOOR OF THE WASHROOM.(NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE NOTED).
When was Alpha Foods & Liquor last inspected?
Alpha Foods & Liquor has 1 inspection on record going back to December 11, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2012 | Pass |
Alpha Foods & Liquor vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 December 11, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.