Frente Al Sol

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 19, 2021
• address4622 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Frente Al Sol clean?

Frente Al Sol is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 19, 2021. 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 Frente Al Sol?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 19, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP AREA NEXT TO WAFFLE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE REAR WALK IN COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS 12LBS OF RAW CHICKEN AT 45.1F, 15LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN AT 49.7F, 10LBS COOKED FLAUTAS AT 45.9F, 6LBS OF GREEN SALSA AT 44.5. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 43LBS AT $100. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS USED AS LINER ON SHELVING UNITS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL WIPING CLOTHS FROM SHELVING UNITS. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION IN WALK IN COOLER INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL • OBSERVED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER IMPROPERLY STORED INSIDE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED DUST ON THE CONDENSOR IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.(NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT)
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DRAINING SLOW AND THE HANDLE FOR THE COLD WATER ON HANDSINK NEXT TO GRILL IS INOPERABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GREASE TRAP AND REPAIR HANDLE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDEON EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD AND FILTERS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDEON EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD AND FILTERS.

When was Frente Al Sol last inspected?

Frente Al Sol has 7 inspections on record going back to August 23, 2017.

Frente Al Sol vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 April 19, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.