Al's Red Hots

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 16, 2010
• address2908 W Lake St, Chicago 60612

Is Al's Red Hots clean?

Al's Red Hots is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 16, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Al's Red Hots?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 16, 2010, 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 • A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY CERTIFICATE ON DUTY AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTH WITH CITY CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. Repair or replace the damaged prep cooler.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.Clean and maintain the floors free of grease and repair the holes in the baseboards.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.Clean and maintain the floors free of grease and repair the holes in the baseboards.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: REPAIR ALL INOPERATIVE LIGHTING AND REPAIR THE PREP AREA LIGHT SHIELDS.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Replace the missing hot water faucet handle in the three compartment sink.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. Clean and degrease the entire premises and remove the rancid grease odor from the premises.

When was Al's Red Hots last inspected?

Al's Red Hots has 7 inspections on record going back to March 5, 2010.

Al's Red Hots vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, 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 September 16, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.