El Berrinches Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 21, 2021
• address1807 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60608

Is El Berrinches Restaurant clean?

El Berrinches Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 21, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Berrinches Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 21, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE PRECOOKED AND PREPARED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE DIRTY WIPING CLOTHES AFTER USE IN BAG NOT IN THE SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF COOLERS TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. ALSO CLEAN ALL COUNTER TOPS AND PREP STATION ESPECIALLY BEHIND THE BAR.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM THE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FIND THE SOURCE AND REPAIR.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A COVER GARBAGE CAN IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A COVER GARBAGE CAN IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN THE BASEMENT PAPER GOOD STROAGE AREA AND THROUGH OUT PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS AND BAR. • WALLS NEED CLEANING IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND THE FRONT BAR AREA TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE.

When was El Berrinches Restaurant last inspected?

El Berrinches Restaurant has 6 inspections on record going back to December 17, 2019.

El Berrinches Restaurant vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 September 21, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.