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Al's Beef
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 22, 2012
- address28-32 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60604
Is Al's Beef clean?
Al's Beef is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 22, 2012. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Al's Beef?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on August 22, 2012. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Al's Beef last inspected?
Al's Beef has 10 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| August 22, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 15, 2012 | Fail | |
| July 25, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 30, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2012 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2011 | Fail | |
| October 22, 2010 | Pass | |
| October 5, 2010 | Fail |
Al's Beef vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 August 22, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.