Falcon Fuel

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 7, 2018
• address7900-7910 S Lafayette Ave, Chicago 60620
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Falcon Fuel clean?

Falcon Fuel is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 7, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Falcon Fuel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 7, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIQUID HAND SOAP NOT SANITIZER.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) • OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICE INSIDE WASHROOM. OWNER PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS INSIDE WASHROOM DURING INSPECTION-COS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) • OBSERVED INADEQUATE HAND WASHING FACILITIES. HOT WATER IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 93.F IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED THAT HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT FAUCET HAND SINK MUST BE AT LEAST 100F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CABINETS AND SHELVES AT COFFEE COUNTER NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. ALSO INTERIOR AND SHELVES INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/ MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE ON COFFEE AND CAPPUCCINO COFFEE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED THAT BACKFLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE MUST BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. • OBSERVED UTILITY MOP SINK NOT MAINTAINED . MOP SINK PIPES UNDER SINK MISSING. SINK NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO RE-CONNECT PIPES, CLEAN/MAINTAIN SINK. PIPES INSTALL UNDER SINK DURING INSPECTION-COS
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED GARBAGE LIDS ON BOTH DUMPSTERS OPEN AND OVERFLOWING WITH GARBAGE. .INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B)
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED GARBAGE LIDS ON BOTH DUMPSTERS OPEN AND OVERFLOWING WITH GARBAGE. .INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B)
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WALLS THROUGH OUT PREMISES NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS, ENTRANCE DOOR AREA,COFFEE STATION,3- COMPARTMENT SINK ROOM,WASHROOM,BEHIND FRONT COUNTER,REAR STORAGE ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.

When was Falcon Fuel last inspected?

Falcon Fuel has 3 inspections on record going back to July 17, 2014.

Falcon Fuel vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 7, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.