El Condes .A.

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 7, 2014
• address1247 S Western Ave, Chicago 60608

Is El Condes .A. clean?

El Condes .A. is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 7, 2014. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at El Condes .A.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 7, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • FOUND NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGHOUT THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AT ALL SINKS.WATER TEMPERATURE 70.9F DURING THIS INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (PREPARING TACOS,GYRO,BEANS AND RICE ETC.) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS POSTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
  * Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS POSTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN INTERIORS/EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS,SIDES OF HOT COOKING EQUIPMENTS,INTERIORS OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,HOOD/FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,TOPS/BOTTOMS OF FOOD PREP TABLES ETC.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN WALL TILES NEAR THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN DISHWASHING AREA (BASEMENT AREA) AND AT FOOD PREP AREA BENEATH THE EXPOSED HANDSINK.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN WALL TILES NEAR THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN DISHWASHING AREA (BASEMENT AREA) AND AT FOOD PREP AREA BENEATH THE EXPOSED HANDSINK.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE DISHWASHING,MOP SINK,BASEMENT AREAS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • TOILET ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN 3 ADEQUATE WORKING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR WATER LEAK AT WATER LINE AND HANDLE TO THE EXPOSED HANDSINK TO THE FOOD PREP AREA. ALSO,THE FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST EXTEND EVENLY TO ALL COMPARTMENTS AS REQUIRED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE.

When was El Condes .A. last inspected?

El Condes .A. has 2 inspections on record going back to September 25, 2013.

El Condes .A. vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 53% 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 August 7, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.