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Altar Home
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 16, 2025
- address1858 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Altar Home clean?
Altar Home is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 16, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Altar Home?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVING UTENSILS IN CUPS ON DISPLAY NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED,INDIVIDUALY WRAPPED OR DISPENSED TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVING UTENSILS IN CUPS ON DISPLAY NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED,INDIVIDUALY WRAPPED OR DISPENSED TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON INTERIOR PANEL OF BOTH ICE MACHINES,TOPSIDE OF DISH MACHINE.
- ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED LACK OF HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AT HAND SINKS IN PREP AREA 64.4F AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK-63.3F,TOILET ROOM-59.7F.MUST HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. MUST HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER AT 100.0F AT HAND SINKS AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AT 110.0F.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)HOT RUNNING WATER IS NOW RESTORED THROUGHOUT PREMISES AT 100.0F AND 110.0F.RESTORED AT 10:30 A.M.Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED LACK OF HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AT HAND SINKS IN PREP AREA 64.4F AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK-63.3F,TOILET ROOM-59.7F.MUST HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. MUST HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER AT 100.0F AT HAND SINKS AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AT 110.0F.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)HOT RUNNING WATER IS NOW RESTORED THROUGHOUT PREMISES AT 100.0F AND 110.0F.RESTORED AT 10:30 A.M.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA NOT MAINTAINED OBSERVED 5- BLACK GARBAGE BAGS THROWN ON TOPSIDE OF LID OF GARBAGE CAN.MANAGER REMOVED TRASH BAGS FROM LIDS AND PLACED IN DUMPSTER AT THIS TIME.MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.(COS)(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)(CITATION ISSUED)Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA NOT MAINTAINED OBSERVED 5- BLACK GARBAGE BAGS THROWN ON TOPSIDE OF LID OF GARBAGE CAN.MANAGER REMOVED TRASH BAGS FROM LIDS AND PLACED IN DUMPSTER AT THIS TIME.MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.(COS)(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)(CITATION ISSUED)
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR AND FLOOR DRAINS IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. • MUST ELEVATE OR REMOVE FOOD ITEMS AND CHEMICALS FROM FLOOR UNDER COUNTER AND CABINETS.
- ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT POSTED TO VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION A NEW SUMMARY REPORT WAS GIVEN TO POST AT THIS TIME.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010 (B)(CITATION ISSUED)Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT POSTED TO VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION A NEW SUMMARY REPORT WAS GIVEN TO POST AT THIS TIME.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010 (B)(CITATION ISSUED)
When was Altar Home last inspected?
Altar Home has 2 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 21, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Altar Home vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 December 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.