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AL'S BEEF
5441 S WENTWORTH AVE , CHICAGO, IL, 60609
Health Inspection: not-rated
Official health department data. Inspected 2017-11-06; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2017-11-06), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2017-11-06: Complaint
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- Not Critical: CHI-32 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON WALK IN COOLER. REPAIR BROKEN WALK IN COOLER DOOR, DOOR OFF HINGES, AND REMOVE RUST ON STORAGE RACKS IN SAID COOLER, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. DISCONTINUE USING ALUMINUM FOIL ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REMOVE PLASTIC WRAPPED AROUND FAUCET ON 3-COMP SINK.
- Not Critical: CHI-33 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF MICROWAVE AND CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE. CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES.
- Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, WALK IN COOLER, IN OUTSIDE STORAGE SHED, AND TOILET ROOM.
- Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST FROM CEILING VENT IN TOILET ROOM. ALSO, CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE FROM HOOD FILTERS. REPAIR DETACHED WALL TRIM ON WALL BEHIND TOILET ROOM DOOR.
- Not Critical: CHI-36 — LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: MUST CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.
- Not Critical: CHI-42 — APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN - Comments: HAIR RESTRAINTS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES IN PREP AREA, OBSERVED STAFF NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS.
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