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ALMAKRAMI GROUP
3857-3859 W MADISON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60624
Last inspected Jun 2, 2026
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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Inspection history
Jun 2, 2026
✓1 violation
- 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-202.15 OBSERVED 1/2" GAP AT BOTTOM BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-501.11 OBSERVED WALK-IN FREEZER DOOR HANDLE IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. | 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: 4-301.12 OBSERVED LEAK ALONG SEAM OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-602.13 OBSERVED DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON DISPLAY SHELVES, INSIDE DISPLAY, REACH-IN AND WALK-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: : 6-501.11 OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILE IN UNUSED MEAT PREP AREA, UNFINISHED FLOORS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS, OPENINGS ALONG WALLS AND BASEBOARDS IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.114 OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT (COFFEE MACHINE, SLICER, COOKING AND HOLDING EQUIPMENT) BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND UNUSED MEAT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES. | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: 6-304.11 OBSERVED NO OPERABLE MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSIDE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE OPERABLE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WASHROOM. | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: 6-303.11 OBSERVED NO LIGHT IN WASHROOM AND WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING INSIDE WASHROOM AND WALK-IN COOLER.
May 20, 2026
✕1 violation
- 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-601.111 OBSERVED OVER 30 RAT DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA ON FLOOR ALONG WALL AND UNDER MEAT SLICER IN UNUSED MEAT PREP AREA, ON FLOOR UNDER DISPLAY SHELVES IN SALES AREA, ON DISPLAY SHELVES IN SALES AREA. OBSERVED OVER 30 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.OBSERVED SEVERAL FLYING INSECTS IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) | 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-202.15 OBSERVED 1/2" GAP AT BOTTOM BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. | 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: 3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-501.11 OBSERVED WALK-IN FREEZER DOOR HANDLE IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. | 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: 4-301.12 OBSERVED LEAK ALONG SEAM OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-602.13 OBSERVED DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON DISPLAY SHELVES, INSIDE DISPLAY, REACH-IN AND WALK-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: 5-501.113(B) OBSERVED NO LIDS ON OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TIGHT-FITTING LIDS ON OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B) | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.11 OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILE IN UNUSED MEAT PREP AREA, UNFINISHED FLOORS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS, OPENINGS ALONG WALLS AND BASEBOARDS IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12 OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FRONT COUNTER, SALES, STORAGE, WALK-IN COOLER AND FURNACE ROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.114 OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT (COFFEE MACHINE, SLICER, COOKING AND HOLDING EQUIPMENT) BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND UNUSED MEAT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES. | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: 6-303.11 OBSERVED NO LIGHT IN WASHROOM AND WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING INSIDE WASHROOM AND WALK-IN COOLER. | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED NO OPERABLE MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSIDE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE OPERABLE MECHANCIAL VENTILATION IN WASHROOM.
May 7, 2026
✕1 violation
- 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES AND SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 | 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OVER 60 RAT DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN FURNACE ROOM, ALONG DISPLAY COOLER IN UNUSED MEAT PREP AREA, ON FLOOR UNDER DISPLAY SHELVES IN SALES AREA, INSIDE CARDBOARD TRAYS ON DISPLAY SHELVES IN SALES AREA.OBSERVED NUMEROUS FLYING INSECTS IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) | 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED WALK-IN FREEZER DOOR HANDLE IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED SOILED CARDBOARD TRAYS ON DISPLAY SHELVES IN SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL SOILED CARDBOARD TRAYS IN ALL AREAS. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON DISPLAY SHELVES, INSIDE DISPLAY, REACH-IN AND WALK-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER HANDWASHING SINK IN UNUSED MEAT PREP AREA. OBSERVED TOILET NOTO FLUSING INSIDE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. | 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED TOILET AND SINK IN NEED OF CLEANING INSIDE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WASHROOM. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILE IN UNUSED MEAT PREP AREA, UNFINISHED FLOORS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FRONT COUNTER, SALES, STORAGE, WALK-IN COOLER AND FURNACE ROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT (COFFEE MACHINE, SLICER, COOKING AND HOLDING EQUIPMENT) BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND UNUSED MEAT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES. | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED NO LIGHT IN WASHROOM AND WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING INSIDE WASHROOM AND WALK-IN COOLER. | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED NO OPERABLE MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSIDE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE OPERABLE MECHANCIAL VENTILATION IN WASHROOM.
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