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El Ancla
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 23, 2017
- address7547 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60634
Is El Ancla clean?
El Ancla is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 23, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Ancla?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 23, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED NO LABEL ON BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND NO LABEL ON PREPARED FOOD INSIDE COOLERS IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS AND LABEL/DATE ON PREPARED FOOD IN REACH IN COOLERS.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED NO LABEL ON BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND NO LABEL ON PREPARED FOOD INSIDE COOLERS IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS AND LABEL/DATE ON PREPARED FOOD IN REACH IN COOLERS.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY GREASE TRAP UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNUSED COOLER NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPAINT GREASE TRAP AND REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAID COOLER. CAULK WORN OUT ON THE SPLASH GUARD OF THE 3 COMPT SINK. MUST RE CAULK AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY GREASE TRAP UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNUSED COOLER NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPAINT GREASE TRAP AND REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAID COOLER. CAULK WORN OUT ON THE SPLASH GUARD OF THE 3 COMPT SINK. MUST RE CAULK AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE REACH-IN COOLERS IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER COOLERS, PREP TABLE, COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE BOTH REAR & FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER COOLERS, PREP TABLE, COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE BOTH REAR & FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE FOOD PREP TABLE IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND SCRAPE PEELING PAINT, RE PAINT THE WALLS AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE FOOD PREP TABLE IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND SCRAPE PEELING PAINT, RE PAINT THE WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND HOOD IN THE KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTERS IN STORAGE AREA LEADING TO REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/ORGANIZE AND ELEVATE ITEMS/ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
When was El Ancla last inspected?
El Ancla has 8 inspections on record going back to March 31, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| August 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 11, 2017 | Fail | |
| November 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 18, 2016 | Fail | |
| February 9, 2016 | Fail | |
| March 31, 2015 | Pass |
El Ancla vs Dunning
Dunning runs 64% clean across 296 tracked restaurants — 189 clean, 63 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 296 spots Cooked tracks in Dunning, 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 August 23, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.