Al's Beef

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 31, 2017 →
• address5441 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60609

Is Al's Beef clean?

Al's Beef is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 31, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Al's Beef?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 31, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

When was Al's Beef last inspected?

Al's Beef has 8 inspections on record going back to April 25, 2011.

Al's Beef vs Washington Park

Washington Park runs 76% clean across 140 tracked restaurants — 102 clean, 25 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 140 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 31, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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