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Charcoal Guacamole
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 3, 2020
- address6221 N Clark St, Chicago 60660
Is Charcoal Guacamole clean?
Charcoal Guacamole is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 3, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Charcoal Guacamole?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 3, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES AS OUTLINED IN POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • FOUND READY TO EAT FOOD (STEAK, GROUND BEEF AND PORK) HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH SEVEN DAY CONSUME BY DATE. STEAK WEIGHING 10 LBS, COST OF $50.00. GROUND BEEF WEIGHING 12 POUNDS, COST $35.00 AND PORK WEIGHING 10 POUNDS, COST $60.00. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE FOOD IMMEDIATELY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED AS FOOD STORAGE IN REFRIGERATOR AND IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS THAT ARE EASILY CLEANABLE.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO LID ON TRASH CAN IN GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON BATHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO LID ON TRASH CAN IN GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON BATHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE NOT CORRECTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION ON 2/22/19, REPORT #2268412. #58- FOOD SANITATION MANAGER AT PREMISES WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE NOT CORRECTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION ON 2/22/19, REPORT #2268412. #58- FOOD SANITATION MANAGER AT PREMISES WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
When was Charcoal Guacamole last inspected?
Charcoal Guacamole has 5 inspections on record going back to March 29, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| January 3, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 22, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 29, 2018 | Pass |
Charcoal Guacamole vs Edgewater
Edgewater runs 64% clean across 997 tracked restaurants — 633 clean, 186 mid, 172 cooked.
Against the 997 spots Cooked tracks in Edgewater, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 January 3, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.