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 no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on September 15, 2020, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on October 8, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

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 followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

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.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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.

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