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El Churrito Rojas
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 16, 2023
- address3251 S Halsted St, Chicago 60608
Is El Churrito Rojas clean?
El Churrito Rojas is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 16, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Churrito Rojas?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 16, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGERS TO PROVIDE A VERIFIABLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO DISEASES THAT ARE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD TO THE PIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR PREP. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH HAND-CLEANING LIQUID AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030-(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT & REAR PREP. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.CORRECTED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • THE CEILING AND UPPER WALL IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREAS ARE DAMAGED, AND THE PAINT IS PEELING. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND OLD EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND REMOVE OLD EQUIPMENT.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • FOUND NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS
When was El Churrito Rojas last inspected?
El Churrito Rojas has 11 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| February 16, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 12, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 8, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 17, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 24, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 28, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 20, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 7, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 5, 2013 | Pass |
El Churrito Rojas vs Bridgeport
Bridgeport runs 69% clean across 347 tracked restaurants — 239 clean, 41 mid, 67 cooked.
Against the 347 spots Cooked tracks in Bridgeport, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 16, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.