El Caldero

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING AT LOWER LEFT CORNER OF REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
  code 38
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-204.12: UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.16: OBSERVED MOP STORED IN BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MOP DRYING RACK FOR PROPER DRAINING AND DRYING OF MOPS TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING • 6-501.11: OBSERVED DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL MISSING OR DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING BASEBOARD UNDERNEATH FRONT CABINETS IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPLACE ALL MISSING BASEBOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA UNDERNEATH FRONT CABINETS FRONT CABINETS IN FRONT PREP AREA. OBSERVED HOLES ON LOWER WALL UNDERNEATH FRONT CABINETS IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR HOLES IN LOWER WALL UNDERNEATH FRONT CABINETS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-304.11: OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSTALLED IN ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY IN ALL GENDER WASHROOM. • 6-303.11: OBSERVED FLICKERING LIGHT IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FLICKERING LIGHT IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 8, 2026: 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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