Carnitas El Paisa

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 17, 2011
• address3529 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Carnitas El Paisa clean?

Carnitas El Paisa is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 17, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Carnitas El Paisa?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.FOUND NO WORKING SINK STOPPER AT MIDDLE SECTION OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.FOUND NO WORKING SINK STOPPER AT MIDDLE SECTION OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🧫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.THE FOLLOWING REQUIRES A DETAIL CLEANING INTERIOR FAN COVERS OF COOLERS,ICE MACHINE,HOOD/FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,MAGNET STRIPS ON WALL KNIFE STORAGE ETC.
• ⚠️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.FOUND WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ALONG REAR OF PREMISES MOP SINK LOCATION.
  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.FOUND WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ALONG REAR OF PREMISES MOP SINK LOCATION.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.FOUND LIGHT BULB INSIDE WALK-IN-COOLER NOT SHIELDED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.FOUND MOP SINK IN POOR REPAIR WITH CRACKED INTERIOR CAUSING DRIPPAGE WHEN USED.

When was Carnitas El Paisa last inspected?

Carnitas El Paisa has 3 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2010.

Carnitas El Paisa vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 March 17, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.