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El Dulce Sabor
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 29, 2023
- address3620 W 16Th St, Chicago 60623
Is El Dulce Sabor clean?
El Dulce Sabor is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 29, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Dulce Sabor?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 29, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • PLASTIC LINING COVERING RUST ON BOTTOM SHELF OF PREP TABLE. INSTD TO REMOVE PLASTIC LING AND RUST SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVERED RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN • TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING (LOCATED IN REAR WAREWASHING AREA). INSTD TO HAVE DOOR SELF CLOSING AND MAINTAINToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVERED RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN • TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING (LOCATED IN REAR WAREWASHING AREA). INSTD TO HAVE DOOR SELF CLOSING AND MAINTAIN
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • EXCESSIVE CLUTTER/UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN STORAGE CLOSET. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL NON USED EQUIPMENT AND ORGANIZE AREA
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGERS INSTD TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE
When was El Dulce Sabor last inspected?
El Dulce Sabor has 3 inspections on record going back to November 29, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| June 18, 2024 | — | |
| November 29, 2023 | Pass |
El Dulce Sabor vs North Lawndale
North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 29, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.