El Cubanito

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 8, 2012
• address2555 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60639

Is El Cubanito clean?

El Cubanito is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 8, 2012. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at El Cubanito?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 8, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • Previous serious violation not corrected 5-31-2012, report #1229275: #18-Outer openings not protected or rodent proofed. Side exterior doors has 1/4 inch gap at bottom. Instructed to rodent proof doors too prevent rodent and insect entry. Critical citation issued 7-42-090.critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • Previous serious violation not corrected 5-31-2012, report #1229275: #18-Outer openings not protected or rodent proofed. Side exterior doors has 1/4 inch gap at bottom. Instructed to rodent proof doors too prevent rodent and insect entry. Critical citation issued 7-42-090.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • See violation #14.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned and on adjacent side not maintained. Instructed to detail clean floor and repair and seal floor on adjacent side.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned and on adjacent side not maintained. Instructed to detail clean floor and repair and seal floor on adjacent side.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Cooking equipment not under exhaust hood. Instructed to have all cooking equipment under exhaust hood or extend hood. Backflow preventer not provided on expresso machine. Instructed to install backflow preventer.

When was El Cubanito last inspected?

El Cubanito has 3 inspections on record going back to May 31, 2012.

El Cubanito vs Hermosa

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Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 June 8, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.