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Aguela's Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 10, 2024
- address3445 W 51St St, Chicago 60632
Is Aguela's Restaurant clean?
Aguela's Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 10, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Aguela's Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 10, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE OF SANITATION MANAGER TRAINING AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT VALID CERTIFICATE AS WELL AS CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS (BEEF, BEANS) ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. (CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE BEFORE END OF INSPECTION). PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBERVED RUST BUILD UP ON SHELVES IN TWO-DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COVERED RECEPTACLE IN RESTROOM AT ALL TIMES.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COVERED RECEPTACLE IN RESTROOM AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED PIC IN CHARGE TO INSTRUCT FOOD HANDLERS TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATES, TRAINING, AND MAINTAIN.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED PIC IN CHARGE TO INSTRUCT FOOD HANDLERS TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATES, TRAINING, AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR MANAGER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ANYONE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITIATION CERTIFICATE MUST OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was Aguela's Restaurant last inspected?
Aguela's Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| May 10, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 12, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 8, 2021 | Pass |
Aguela's Restaurant vs Gage Park
Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 10, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.