Birrieria El Viejo

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 24, 2015
• address2459 W 51St St, Chicago 60632

Is Birrieria El Viejo clean?

Birrieria El Viejo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 24, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Birrieria El Viejo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 24, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVING AND RAW WOOD NOTED AT TOP SIDE BASE OF UTILITY SINK. INSTD TO PAINT SAME SO AS TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVING AND RAW WOOD NOTED AT TOP SIDE BASE OF UTILITY SINK. INSTD TO PAINT SAME SO AS TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, STORAGE SHELVES, CABINETS, AND UNUNSED DIPPERWELL NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRIS, SPILLS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN REAR ALONG WALLBASE, UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN REAR ALONG WALLBASE, UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • UNFINISHED RAW CONCRETE WALL IN REAR. INSTD TO SEAL/PAINT SAME SO AS ALL SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • UNFINISHED RAW CONCRETE WALL IN REAR. INSTD TO SEAL/PAINT SAME SO AS ALL SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTD TO CORRECT SAME.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INTERIOR BASIN OF UTILITY SINK NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLUTTER IN REAR. INSTD TO ELEVATE ALL STOCK 6 INCHES IN SAME AREA AND ORGANIZE.

When was Birrieria El Viejo last inspected?

Birrieria El Viejo has 4 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2014.

Birrieria El Viejo 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 32% 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 August 24, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.