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Ay Ay Picante
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 8, 2019
- address4569 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630
Is Ay Ay Picante clean?
Ay Ay Picante is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 8, 2019. 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 Ay Ay Picante?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO PERSON OR EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES ARE INFORMED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY DISEASE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD . PRIORITY FOUNDATIONS VIOLATIONS 7-38-012(A) NO CITATION ISSUE.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • : OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION . INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONE WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN UP . PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY ON MENUS OR DISCLOSURE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF DIRT AND GREASE ON THE GREASE BOX. NEED TO CLEAN THE DUST AND GREASE ON HOOD VENTILATION FILTERS.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS LEAKING FROM THE FAUCET. MOP SINK NEEDS A BACKFLOW DEVICES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 02.13 Inspector Comments: NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
When was Ay Ay Picante last inspected?
Ay Ay Picante has 18 inspections on record going back to February 10, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| October 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 1, 2019 | Fail | |
| May 21, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 11, 2018 | Fail | |
| January 19, 2018 | — | |
| January 18, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2016 | Fail | |
| July 24, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 16, 2015 | Fail | |
| July 1, 2014 | Pass |
Ay Ay Picante vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.
Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 October 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.