Fat Albert

6854 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60636

Passed re-check · Mar 20, 2025 Directions
72
Fair BiteKarma score 72 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 6 of 9 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Mar 20, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Mar 13, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 8 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Mar 20

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 violations
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  3. Failed Mar 13

    Canvass

    7 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Apr 3

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    10 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Allergen training as required
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  6. Failed Mar 27

    Canvass

    15 violations
    • Gloves used properly
    • Hands clean and properly washed
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Allergen training as required
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean

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