El Churrito Rojas

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 28, 2011
• address5002 S Western Ave, Chicago 60609
• cuisineBakery

Is El Churrito Rojas clean?

El Churrito Rojas is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 28, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Churrito Rojas?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 28, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVE IN PREP AREA UNDER PREP TABLE BY WINDOW. MUST SEAL.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVE IN PREP AREA UNDER PREP TABLE BY WINDOW. MUST SEAL.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.BOTTOM SHELF OF MIDDLE PREP TABLE,FOOD RACKS, NOT CLEAN AND EXTERIOR OF FOOD CONTAINER.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.FLOORS NOT CLEAN/STICKY.MUST CLEAN. ALSO LARGE BAGS OF FLOUR STORED ON FLOOR.MUST ELEVATE DRY STORAGE OFF FLOOR 6- INCHES ON SHELVING.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.FLOORS NOT CLEAN/STICKY.MUST CLEAN. ALSO LARGE BAGS OF FLOUR STORED ON FLOOR.MUST ELEVATE DRY STORAGE OFF FLOOR 6- INCHES ON SHELVING.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline.SMALL GAS STOVE IN PREP AREA BY MIXER NOT VENTED. MUST PROPERLY VENT STOVE TO ROOF,OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.

When was El Churrito Rojas last inspected?

El Churrito Rojas has 2 inspections on record going back to November 28, 2011.

El Churrito Rojas vs Gage Park

Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 November 28, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.