Carlos Food

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 24, 2023
• address5261 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Carlos Food clean?

Carlos Food is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 24, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Carlos Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 24, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT WHERE COLD TCS FOODS SUCH AS MILK, EGGS AND CHEESE ARE HELD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETER FOR THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT USED TO HOLD COLD TCS FOODS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BEVERAGES IN FRONT RETAIL AND REAR STORAGE ROOM STORED ON FLOOR IN SODA CRATES AND ON LARGE BLACK PALLETS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND TO PREVENT AREAS FOR PEST HARBORAGE. OBSERVED SHELVING UNITS STORED ON FLOOR IN SMALL STORAGE ROOM WITH HOT WATER TANK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND TO PREVENT AREAS FOR PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON TWO OF THREE DOORS OF COLD HOLDING UNIT CLOSEST TO WESTSIDE WALL.(TWO DOORS ARE ON THE LEFT). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR BOTTOM SILVER SHELF/BASE OF TWO THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNITS IN FRONT RETAIL AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM DRAIN PIPE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DOG FECES IN REAR OF FACILITY IN BACKYARD LEADING FROM REAR EXIT DOOR TO DUMPSTER IN ALLEY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DOG FECES IN REAR OF FACILITY IN BACKYARD LEADING TO DUMPSTER. OBSERVED DEBRIS AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, BEHIND GREASETRAP AND IN CORNER AREA BETWEEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR OF FACILITY IN AREAS SUCH AS IN FRONT OF DOOR LEADING TO REAR STORAGE ROOM AND ABOVE THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT NEXT TO HANDWSHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. • OBSERVED MOP DRYING IN BUCKET IN REAR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MOP DRYING RACK FOR PROPER DRAINAGE AND DRYING OF WET MOPS TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.

When was Carlos Food last inspected?

Carlos Food has 4 inspections on record going back to March 20, 2015.

Carlos Food vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 November 24, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.