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El Charro Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 23, 2015
- address2410 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647
Is El Charro Restaurant clean?
El Charro Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 23, 2015. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at El Charro Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 23, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE PREP COOLERS.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE PREP COOLERS.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED BROKEN HANDLER DOOR AT THE 2-REACH-IN COOLER IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIRFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED BROKEN HANDLER DOOR AT THE 2-REACH-IN COOLER IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR BASEBOARD AROUND FOOD PREPARATION AREA BEHIND PREP COOLER.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR BASEBOARD AROUND FOOD PREPARATION AREA BEHIND PREP COOLER.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SINK STOPPERS FOR THE KITCHEN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED INSIDE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE/MAINTAIN.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED INSIDE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE/MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS,RECORDS ON SITE AS REQUIRED. MUST PROVIDE.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS,RECORDS ON SITE AS REQUIRED. MUST PROVIDE.
When was El Charro Restaurant last inspected?
El Charro Restaurant has 10 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| February 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 5, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 20, 2012 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2011 | Pass | |
| July 16, 2010 | Pass |
El Charro Restaurant vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 42% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 555 clean, 142 mid, 612 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 February 23, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.