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La Fondita Alegre
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 14, 2015
- address5940 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639
Is La Fondita Alegre clean?
La Fondita Alegre is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 14, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Fondita Alegre?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 14, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC BAG AS A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND STORED DRY GOODS. A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SPLASH GUARD MUST BE INSTALLED.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC BAG AS A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND STORED DRY GOODS. A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SPLASH GUARD MUST BE INSTALLED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INTERIOR OF THE UNUSED COOLER IN THE FRONT PREP MUST BE CLEANED, POOLING LIQUID AND RUST REMOVED.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON REAR PATIO MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • WIPING CLOTHS IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • WIPING CLOTHS IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
When was La Fondita Alegre last inspected?
La Fondita Alegre has 8 inspections on record going back to July 25, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| September 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 7, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 26, 2012 | Fail | |
| July 25, 2012 | — |
La Fondita Alegre 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 43% 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 September 14, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.