Chilo Y Chela

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 3, 2022
• address4213 W North Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Chilo Y Chela clean?

Chilo Y Chela is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 3, 2022. 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 Chilo Y Chela?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SINK IN THE OLD "DINING ROOM" AREA THAT HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A PREP AREA. FACILITY USES THIS AREA TO ASSEMBLE TAMALES, AND IT INCLUDES PREP TABLES, A MIXER, AND COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A HANDWASHING SINK MUST BE LOCATED INSIDE THIS AREA TO ALLOW FOR CONVENIENT USE BY EMPLOYEES. MUST INSTALL A HANDWASHING SINK IN SAID AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED BUCKETS OF CORN HUSKS STORED ON THE FLOOR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO RELOCATE CORN HUSKS AWAY FROM THE MOP SINK TO PROTECT FROM SPLASH/CONTAMINATION FROM THE MOP SINK.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED BUCKETS OF CORN HUSKS STORED ON THE FLOOR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO RELOCATE CORN HUSKS AWAY FROM THE MOP SINK TO PROTECT FROM SPLASH/CONTAMINATION FROM THE MOP SINK.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • THE DRAIN PLUGS AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ARE BROKEN AND UNABLE TO COMPLETELY SEAL. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKETS SO THAT THE DRAINS COMPLETELY SEAL, AND DISCONTINUE USE OF PLASTIC TO PLUG DRAINS.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE STAFF BATHROOM DOOR TO BE BROKEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT TOILET ROOM DOORS MUST BE COMPLETELY ENCLOSED AND PROVIDED WITH TIGHT FITTING AND SELF CLOSING DOORS.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE STAFF BATHROOM DOOR TO BE BROKEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT TOILET ROOM DOORS MUST BE COMPLETELY ENCLOSED AND PROVIDED WITH TIGHT FITTING AND SELF CLOSING DOORS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND AN ACCUMULATION OF OLD FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR AGAINST THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE COOKS LINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED MISSING AND EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.

When was Chilo Y Chela last inspected?

Chilo Y Chela has 16 inspections on record going back to September 20, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chilo Y Chela 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 21% 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 June 3, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.