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El Biggie
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 13, 2022
- address4049 W 79Th St, Chicago 60652
Is El Biggie clean?
El Biggie is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 13, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Biggie?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 13, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT FRONT HANDWASH SINK. INSTD TO OBTAIN SIGNAGE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MISSING STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVERED RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN • TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING (LOCATED IN REAR PREP). INSTD TO CORRECT AND MAINTAINToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVERED RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN • TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING (LOCATED IN REAR PREP). INSTD TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT OUT IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTD TO PROVIDE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN • VENTILATION IN POOR REPAIR ABOVE COOKING LINE. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAINAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT OUT IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTD TO PROVIDE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN • VENTILATION IN POOR REPAIR ABOVE COOKING LINE. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN TRAINING EXPIRED. INSTD TO OBTAIN VALID TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE
When was El Biggie last inspected?
El Biggie has 3 inspections on record going back to September 1, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| December 13, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 1, 2022 | — |
El Biggie vs Ashburn
Ashburn runs 69% clean across 300 tracked restaurants — 207 clean, 45 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 300 spots Cooked tracks in Ashburn, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 December 13, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.