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El Catrin
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedDecember 6, 2019
- address1905-1907 W Foster Ave, Chicago 60640
Is El Catrin clean?
El Catrin is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 6, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Catrin?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILTY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE /PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK BEHIND BAR. MUST INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM IN PLACE. READY TO EAT AND OR TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOODS PREPARED AND HELD IN A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE A CLEARLY MARKED LABELING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED ON PREMISES, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS WITH THE DATE OF PREPARATION COUNTING AS DAY 1. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND DISCLOSE SUCH FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE COULD NOT BE LOCATED ON ICE MACHINE OR WATER INTAKE LINE OF COFFEE MAHCINE. MAKE SURE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE IS LOCATABLE FOR SERVICE AND INSPECTION.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CAULKING AROUND BASE OF TOILET IN MENS ROOM UNCLEAN. MUST REPLACE CAULKING AROUND BASE OF TOILET.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST SUPPLY AND MAINTAIN.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST SUPPLY AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
When was El Catrin last inspected?
El Catrin has 19 inspections on record going back to November 14, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| November 2, 2020 | — | |
| December 6, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 15, 2019 | — | |
| March 28, 2019 | — | |
| January 25, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2018 | — | |
| February 7, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 25, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 1, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 4, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 9, 2015 | Pass |
El Catrin vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.