La Fondita Alegre

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 11, 2017
• 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 August 11, 2017. 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 August 11, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET HANDLE AND NECK AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE EXCESSIVE ARTICLES IN OUTSIDE SIDE YARD
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULITUSE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELVES
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULITUSE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELVES
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE PROPANE TANKS IN REAR SIDE YARD.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON 1- DOOR GLASS REACH IN COOLER.MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN 3- COMP SINK AND FOOD AND DISH STORAGE SHELF
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE PROPANE TANKS IN REAR SIDE YARD.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON 1- DOOR GLASS REACH IN COOLER.MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN 3- COMP SINK AND FOOD AND DISH STORAGE SHELF
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM GRILL TABLES,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,FRYER CABINET,LID OF GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMP SINK
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP & DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOORING IN TOILET ROOM
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP & DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOORING IN TOILET ROOM
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS IN PREP & DISH WASHING AREAS
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS IN PREP & DISH WASHING AREAS
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA

When was La Fondita Alegre last inspected?

La Fondita Alegre has 7 inspections on record going back to September 17, 2015.

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 August 11, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.