Al's Beef Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. NO CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTRUCTED MGR TO OBTAIN.
  code 21
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Toxic Items Properly Stored, Labeled And Used
  Inspector note: INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION, FOUND SEVERAL CONTAINERS OF CLEANING CHEMICALS STORED ON SHELF ABOVE PREP TABLE AND BREAD CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL TOXIC ITEMS AWAY FROM PREP AREA AND FOOD STORAGE.
  code 25
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MOLDY WOODEN SHELVES, CARDBOARD COVERING SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MGR TO REMOVE WOOD AND CARD BOARD,INSTRUCTED TO USE NON-ABSORBANT SURFACES. • LARGE PLASTIC BAG FOR BREAD STORAGE NOT CLEAN AND DETERIORATED. INSTRUCTED TO USE SOUND AND CLEAN FOOD CONTACT CONTAINERS.
  code 32
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT, INSTRUCTE DTO WEAR.
  code 42
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP STORED IN ICE MAKER ON TOP OF CUBES, INSTRUCTED TO STORE OFF CUBES.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 7, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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