Buen Paladar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 26, 2010
• address2955 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Buen Paladar clean?

Buen Paladar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 26, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Buen Paladar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHEN FOODS BEING PARPARED AND SERVED. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, COOLER SMALL FREEZER( DEFROST) ,COOLER FAN GUARD COVERS FRONT, REAR COOLERS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.OBSERVED THE FLOOR FRONT BY 2 DOOR COOLER IN POOR REPAIR INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN TILES.ALSO CLEAN REAR PARTY ROOM FLOOR NOT CLEAN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.OBSERVED THE FLOOR FRONT BY 2 DOOR COOLER IN POOR REPAIR INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN TILES.ALSO CLEAN REAR PARTY ROOM FLOOR NOT CLEAN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING IN FRONT DINNING ROOM INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING IN FRONT DINNING ROOM INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.OBSERVED TWO LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING IN REAR PREP AREA INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. AND CLEAN REAR LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.OBSERVED CLUTTER IN REAR PARTY ROOM INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED.

When was Buen Paladar last inspected?

Buen Paladar has 2 inspections on record going back to August 26, 2010.

Buen Paladar vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 26, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.