Montealban

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 19, 2022
• address6012 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Montealban clean?

Montealban is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 19, 2022. 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 Montealban?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 19, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND COLD TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. PORK, BEEF, CHORIZO, MENUDO, CUT TOMATOES, AND EGGS FOUND AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50F TO 56F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT OR BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS (RICE, SOUP, COOKED BEEF, AND COOKED YAMS) HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT DISCARD DATES. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATES FOR ANY PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. FOOD DISCARDED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER TO BE IMPROPER AT 56.0 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR COOLER TO PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW, OR REPLACE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER ON THE PREMISES CAPABLE OF TAKING HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. MANAGEMENT MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER TO TAKE HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FOUND NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITH UP TO DATE PEST CONTROL REPORTS AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THE BUSINESS LICENSE, CHEMICALS USED, MAP, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED. • NOTED OVER 15 LIVE ROACHS ON THE EDGE OF THE OVEN DOOR, ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE PREP COOLER, UNDERNEATH THE MICROWAVE, EMBEDDED INSIDE THE GLASS TOP CHEST FREEZER, AND ON THE WALL UNDERNEATH THE PREP HANDWASH SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE ALL ROACHES AND ACTIVITY, CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND CONTACT TO PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • NOTED OVER 20 DEAD ROACHES ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR NEAR COOKING EQUIPMENT AND NEAR THE FRONT COUNTER, ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR NEAR THE DOOR, AND ON THE COUNTER NEAR THE TWIZZLER CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOUND UNPACKAGED AND UNCOVERED CHICHARRON AND CARNE SECA BEING DISPLAYED ON A TABLE WITH TONGS NEAR THE FRONT COUNTER IN THE CUSTOMER SEATING AREA, INTENDED FOR CONSUMER SELF SERVICE, NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD ON DISPLAY MUST BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY THE USE OF PACKAGING, DISPLAY CASES, OR OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. FOOD DISCARDED.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOUND UNPACKAGED AND UNCOVERED CHICHARRON AND CARNE SECA BEING DISPLAYED ON A TABLE WITH TONGS NEAR THE FRONT COUNTER IN THE CUSTOMER SEATING AREA, INTENDED FOR CONSUMER SELF SERVICE, NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD ON DISPLAY MUST BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY THE USE OF PACKAGING, DISPLAY CASES, OR OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. FOOD DISCARDED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED ONLY ONE DRAIN PLUG AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE DRAIN PLUGS FOR EACH COMPARTMENT.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FOUND NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE FOR SANITIZER OR WAREWASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FOUND NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE FOR SANITIZER OR WAREWASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, AND DEFROST AND REMOVE ICE FROM THE GLASS TOP CHEST FREEZER.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND THE PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK TO BE SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. • FOUND NO MOP SINK ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT AT LEAST ONE SERVICE SINK (MOP SINK) OR CURBED CLEANING FACILITY EQUIPPED WITH A FLOOR DRAIN SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE CLEANING OF MOPS AND DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER/SIMILAR LIQUID.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • NOTED NO GREASE TRAP INSTALLED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • NOTED NO GREASE TRAP INSTALLED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NOTED NO OUTSIDE COMMERICAL DUMPSTER ON THE PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE COMMERICAL DUMPSTER WITH COMMERCIAL REFUSE REMOVAL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NOTED NO OUTSIDE COMMERICAL DUMPSTER ON THE PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE COMMERICAL DUMPSTER WITH COMMERCIAL REFUSE REMOVAL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND A THICK LAYER OF GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES (BROKEN EQUIPMENT, ETC.) STORED OUTSIDE NEAR THE EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT FROM THE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • FOUND NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

When was Montealban last inspected?

Montealban has 10 inspections on record going back to October 6, 2016.

Montealban 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 14% 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 19, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.