El Che Steakhouse & Bar

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: NO HANDWASH SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA WHERE FOOD HANLDER ACTIVELY WORKING WITH GRINDER TO PREPARE CHIMICHURRI. ALSO HAS MEAT SLICER, SAUSAGE STUFFER, MIXER- AND OTHER FOOD PREP RELATED ITEMS. INSTDT TO INSTALL HANDWASH SINK WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE OR REMOVE ALL FOOD PREP EQUIPMENT AND RELATED ITEMS. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOPS IMPROPERLY STORED IN OPEN WIRE RACK TOUCHING WALL. INSTD TO STORE IN A CLEAN, PROTECTED MANNER AND MAINTAIN
  code 43
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: MULTI USE UTENSILS NOT INVERTED DURING STORAGE. INSTD TO INVERT (HANDLE UP) AND MAINTAIN.
  code 44
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: UNSEALED SURFACE, MISSING COVERS ON SUPPORT BEAMS UNDER SERVICE COUNTER IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR, REPLACE COVERING SO AS TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE REAR WAREWASHING UNIT. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. BLUE TAPE BEING USED TO HOLD EDGING/WALL CONNECTOR ON WALLS IN REAR NEAR WAREWASHING AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE TAPE AND PROPERLY REPAIR SURFACE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on June 22, 2026: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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