Alzaytouna Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 28, 2020
• address4346 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60641
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Alzaytouna Mart clean?

Alzaytouna Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 28, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Alzaytouna Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 28, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38.010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE CLEANING SUPPLIES KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38.005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • I/4 GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT/INSECT PROOFED THE DOOR.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOUND MILK CRATE BEING USED FOR ELEVATION OF FOOD STOCK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE RAISED SHELVINGS TO STORE FOOD STOCKS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOUND MILK CRATE BEING USED FOR ELEVATION OF FOOD STOCK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE RAISED SHELVINGS TO STORE FOOD STOCKS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • RUBBER GASKET ON THE DOOR OF THE 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER RIPPED OFF. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: PREP TABLE BOTTOM SHELVES, EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, PREP TABLES,INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE REACH IN COOLERS,3 COMPARTMENT SINK, EXPOSED HAND SINK AND ALL SHELVING IN THE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • HEAVY LEAK ON THE PIPE UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CEILING VENT COVER OF THE VENTILATION OF THE WASHROOM WITH DUST BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT AND PREP AREA FIRST FLOOR NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN. • UNNECESSARY ITEMS/ARTICLES THRU-OUT BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE, CLEAN THE AREA, ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR AND DISCARD ITEMS NOT BEING USED TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE.

When was Alzaytouna Mart last inspected?

Alzaytouna Mart has 6 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2015.

Alzaytouna Mart vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.

Other spots in Irving Park

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  clean · February 9, 2017
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• ✓ Dell Cove Spice Co.
  clean · August 20, 2015
• ✓ Mr P's Convenience Store
  clean · August 24, 2015
• ✓ Great Dragon 78
  clean · December 16, 2021
• ✓ El Buen Gusto
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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 February 28, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.