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Falafel Island
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 9, 2015
- address24 E Adams St, Chicago 60603
Is Falafel Island clean?
Falafel Island is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 9, 2015. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Falafel Island?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 9, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼hand hygiene slippingcriticalHands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods. • OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER WEARING GLOVES AND HANDLING FOOD. THEN THE SAME FOOD HANDLER STARTED WORKING ON THE CASH REGISTER AND HANDLING CUSTOMERS CREDIT CARDS THEN STARTED HANDLING FOOD WITH HIS GLOVED HANDS WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS AND CHANGING GLOVES AFTER WORKING THE CASH REGISTER. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AND CHANGE GLOVES IN BETWEEN TASKS AND AFTER ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION BEFORE RETURNING TO HANDLING FOOD. CRITICAL VIOLATIONS 7-38-010 (A)
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED BULK SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS ON THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE OFFICE UPSTAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED BULK SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS ON THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE OFFICE UPSTAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED BULK FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE STEPS GOING UP TO THE OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED BULK FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE STEPS GOING UP TO THE OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE HANDLING FOOD.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROOF OF STATE APPROVED FOOD HANDLING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROOF OF STATE APPROVED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION.Food Handler Requirements Met • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROOF OF STATE APPROVED FOOD HANDLING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROOF OF STATE APPROVED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION.
When was Falafel Island last inspected?
Falafel Island has 4 inspections on record going back to November 12, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| June 9, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 24, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 12, 2013 | Pass |
Falafel Island vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 June 9, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.