Mariscos Almada

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 13, 2019
• address9625 S Ewing Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Mariscos Almada clean?

Mariscos Almada is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Mariscos Almada?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP HEAD, DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES) FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17 OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY READY TO EAT FOODS (COOKED SHRIMP, CHOPPED LETTUCE) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT A LABEL CONTAINING THE PRODUCT DISCARD DATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LABEL WITH PRODUCT DISCARD DATES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER LOCATED ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS (OYSTERS) THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE (ITEM MARKED WITH AN ASTREIK) AND A REMINDER (CONSUMPTION OF RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS) ON ALL MENUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 OBSERVED A SCOOP BEING STORED DIRECTLY IN THE PRODUCT. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE UTENSILS BETWEEN USE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 OBSERVED A SCOOP BEING STORED DIRECTLY IN THE PRODUCT. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE UTENSILS BETWEEN USE.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-904.11 OBSERVED PLATES AND BOWLS NOT INVERTED BY THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TABLEWARE TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-904.11 OBSERVED PLATES AND BOWLS NOT INVERTED BY THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TABLEWARE TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED A CLOSED RECEPTACLE IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED A CLOSED RECEPTACLE IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

When was Mariscos Almada last inspected?

Mariscos Almada has 6 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2016.

Mariscos Almada vs East Side

East Side runs 64% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 48 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 May 13, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.