AL DENTE RESTAURANT INC.

Chicago Health Dept

3939 W IRVING PARK RD · NORTH CENTER, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2012.

3 inspections on record since 2011 · Last inspected Nov 2012.

Last inspected Nov 2012. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

NOV 2012

INSPECTION HISTORY

NOV 16

2012

PASS 6 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS ON PREP REACH IN COOLER DOORS IN THE KITCHEN.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING, MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE; SMALL CHEST FREEZER AT REAR STORAGE ROOM, MICROWAVE OVEN AND ONE COOLER AT REAR PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS AT KITCHEN, REAR PREP AREA AND JUICE BAR AREA.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN; HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN, CLEAN WALLS AT REAR PREP AREA AND CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE KITCHEN.

Minor Sanitation

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3PART SINK AT THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

INSTRUCTED, CLEANING TOWELS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.

JUN 21

2011

PASS · 0 violations

JUN 8

2011

FAIL 6 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. COOLERS MUST BE ON AND AT 40F OR BELOW, FREEZERS 0F OR BELOW.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. RAW WOOD UNDER FRONT SERVING COUNTER MUST BE SEALED. MUST PROVIDE SHELVING INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE ALL EQUIPMENT THRU-OUT PREMISES.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT, AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.

Minor Pest Activity

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OPENINGS AROUND PIPES THRU-OUT REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND UNDER HAND SINKS IN WASHROOMS MUST BE SEALED TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST PROPERLY INSTALL ICE BIN UNDER FRONT PREP AREA COUNTER WITH FLOOR DRAIN, PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE FOR REAR PREP AREA HAND SINK AND PROPERLY INSTALL GREASE TRAP UNDER FRONT PREP AREA 3PART SINK.

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