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El Chile Restaurant & Pancake House

November 20, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings2

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND SOAP NOT PROVIDED AT THE FRONT BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED HAND SOAP TO FRONT BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS NOT PROVIDED AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED HAND SOAP TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED SHELLSTOCK TAGS NOT ATTACHED TO RESPECTIVE CONTAINERS OF SHELLSTOCK IN THE KITCHEN AREA DRAWER COOLERS OR MAIN LINE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ORIGINAL SHELLSTOCK TAGS ATTACHED TO THE CONTAINER IN WHICH SHELLSTOCK ARE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CONTAINER IS EMPTY. PERSON-IN-CHARGE MAINTAINED REMOVED SHELLSTOCK TAGS ON-SITE AND RE-ATTACHED REMOVED SHELLSTOCK TAGS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTAINERS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 14Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT THE REAR KITCHEN AREA NOT LABELED WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS FOR ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 37
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR AREA WITH HEAVY CLUTTER OF MAINTENANCE TOOLS AND CLEANING EQUIPMENT (NEAR UTILITY SINK). INSTRUCTED TO REDUCE CLUTTER AND REMOVE ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO FOOD OPERATIONS FROM PREMISES TO FACILITATE ADEQUATE CLEANING AND PEST MONITORING AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 20, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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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