Fat Albert
Last inspected: Feb 6, 2026
86
Score
FAT ALBERT, located at 6854 S Ashland Ave in Chicago, IL, underwent a low-risk inspection on February 6, 2026, with a score of 86. This inspection identified three minor violations related to proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use, contamination prevention during food preparation, storage, and display, and warewashing facilities. Across 28 scored inspections, FAT ALBERT has historically maintained a mostly low-risk status.
28
Inspections
0
Critical latest
0
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 6, 2026
Routine
3 minor violations.
86
Mar 20, 2025
Reinspection
2 minor violations.
90
Mar 13, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
61
Apr 3, 2024
Reinspection
14 minor violations.
50
Mar 27, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 17 minor violations.
25
Sep 15, 2023
Routine
7 minor violations.
70
Feb 8, 2022
Complaint
10 minor violations.
61
Mar 11, 2021
Routine
2 minor violations.
90
Mar 31, 2020
Reinspection
2 minor violations.
90
Mar 24, 2020
Complaint
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Nov 18, 2019
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Dec 7, 2018
Routine
3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
64
Aug 15, 2017
Complaint
3 minor violations.
86
Jun 22, 2017
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Aug 19, 2016
Complaint
No violations found.
100
Jul 19, 2016
Reinspection
No violations found.
100
Jul 12, 2016
Complaint
4 minor violations.
82
Jun 23, 2016
Complaint
2 minor violations.
90
Dec 9, 2015
Complaint
1 minor violation.
95
Jan 29, 2015
Complaint
5 minor violations.
78
Nov 14, 2014
Routine
3 minor violations.
86
Jan 10, 2014
Routine
3 minor violations.
86
Mar 26, 2013
Routine
4 minor violations.
82
Mar 2, 2012
Complaint
3 minor violations.
86
Dec 12, 2011
Complaint
2 minor violations.
90
Sep 22, 2011
Complaint
3 minor violations.
86
Apr 21, 2011
Reinspection
No violations found.
100
Apr 5, 2011
License
1 minor violation.
95
Violations — Feb 6, 2026 Inspection
Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
Inspector notes: Open coffee cups for staff placed on prep table, instructed to keep off food contact surface.
6
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: Live pottery plant placed in kitchen above food prep area.
39
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: Sink stoppers in poor repair, unable to hold water in 3-comp sink, instructed to obtain good working sink stoppers.
48
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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