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El Alegre Burrito
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 7, 2026
- address7193 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60707
Is El Alegre Burrito clean?
El Alegre Burrito is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Alegre Burrito?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED A SLIGHT DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ENCRUSTED ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE.MUST REMOVE DEBRIS, DETAIL CLEAN INSIDE ICE MACHINE/HAVE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN ICE MACHINE AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD COVER FOR LIGHT FIXTURE ABOVE THE DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR PROVIDE SHATTER-PROOF LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD COVER FOR LIGHT FIXTURE ABOVE THE DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR PROVIDE SHATTER-PROOF LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES.MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES.MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY FOR CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
When was El Alegre Burrito last inspected?
El Alegre Burrito has 21 inspections on record going back to February 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 7, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 31, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 24, 2022 | Fail | |
| May 19, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 27, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 5, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 28, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 31, 2017 | Pass |
El Alegre Burrito vs Montclare
Montclare runs 63% clean across 351 tracked restaurants — 220 clean, 63 mid, 65 cooked.
Against the 351 spots Cooked tracks in Montclare, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 May 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.