The Alston

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN MEMBERS AND MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO POST CLEARLY VISIBLE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER WASHROOMS(3). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER WASHROOMS(3) FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.
  code 53

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Not Ready on December 6, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.