El Cangrejo Guayaco Llc

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 2, 2024
• address4749 N Albany Ave, Chicago 60625
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is El Cangrejo Guayaco Llc clean?

El Cangrejo Guayaco Llc is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 2, 2024. 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 Cangrejo Guayaco Llc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 2, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HAND WASHING PROVISIONS AT REAR MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AND SOAP FROM SINK AND USE ONLY AS MOP SINK.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED FRONT & REAR REACH IN COOLERS WITHOUT THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN IN COOLER FOR ACCURATE TEMPERATURE READ. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED PACKAGED FOOD WITHOUT COMMON FOOD LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABEL WITH COMMON NAME, INGREDIENTS AND SOURCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED DRY FOOD STORED ON FLOOR ON CRATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER SHEVLING THAT IS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE AND IS ELEVATED A MINIMUM OF SIX INCHES FROM THE GROUND.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE OR REMOVE HOSE FAUCET AND REPLACE WITH A FAUCET THAT HAS A FIXED AIR GAP.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXPANDING FOAM SPRAY PROTRUDING FROM WALL AND REAR DOOR. MUST REMOVE AND REFINISH TO SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACE.

When was El Cangrejo Guayaco Llc last inspected?

El Cangrejo Guayaco Llc has 3 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2022.

El Cangrejo Guayaco Llc vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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 April 2, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.