Falcon Fuel

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 3, 2020
• address5701-5713 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Falcon Fuel clean?

Falcon Fuel is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 3, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Falcon Fuel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 3, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT/PROCEDURE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, AND CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT OUTLINE IN PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS SPOT INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATION/FREEZERS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/2 GAP IN CORNER AND IN MIDDLE OF BOTTOM OF REAR (PINK) EXTERIOR DOOR. MUST REPAIR TO MAKE TIGHTFITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED HEAVILY SOILED ICE ACCUMULATION INSIDE FREEZER. MUST DEFROST, CLEAN AND SANITIZE FREEZER. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DIRT ACCUMULATION AND RUST ON SHELVES INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE RUST, CLEAN AND SANITIZE SHELVES. MUST MAINTAIN ALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED ITEMS STORED DIRECTLY ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT STORAGE AREAS AND INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. ALL ITEMS MUST BE AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. OBSERVED MISSING AND/OR STAINED CEILING TILES OVER SALES FLOOR NEAR CASHIER. MUST REPLACE MISSING OR DAMAGED CEILING TILES. MUST MAINTAIN ALL.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ON VENTILATION COVER IN CEILING OF RESTROOM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MANITAIN SAME.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ON VENTILATION COVER IN CEILING OF RESTROOM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MANITAIN SAME.

When was Falcon Fuel last inspected?

Falcon Fuel has 3 inspections on record going back to July 31, 2018.

Falcon Fuel vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.

Other spots in Belmont Cragin

• ✓ Subway
  clean · October 15, 2010
• ✓ Restaurant Los Amores
  clean · May 10, 2010
• ✓ Fullerton Grocery
  clean · August 11, 2011
• ✓ Congress Pizza
  clean · March 18, 2014
• ✓ La Pasadita Express
  clean · July 2, 2012
• ✓ Taqueria La Paz
  clean · February 1, 2017

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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 December 3, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.