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Al's Beef Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 17, 2020
- address169 W Ontario St, Chicago 60654
Is Al's Beef Restaurant clean?
Al's Beef Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 17, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Al's Beef Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CAN OPENER ON PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA COVERED IN RUST AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT OUT FRONT GRILL AREA AND REAR PREP AREA COVERED WITH DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES. • OBSERVED A LEAKING COMPRESSOR INSIDE PREP COOLER LOCATED ON FRONT PREP LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX EMPLOYEE BATHROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX EMPLOYEE BATHROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF BLACK SLIME INSIDE CAULK AROUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, RE-CAULK, AND MAINTAIN.
When was Al's Beef Restaurant last inspected?
Al's Beef Restaurant has 18 inspections on record going back to January 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| March 17, 2020 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 9, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 23, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 16, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 11, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 6, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 15, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 19, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Al's Beef Restaurant vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 March 17, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.