El Famous Burrito

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 13, 2010
• address2 S Peoria St, Chicago 60607

Is El Famous Burrito clean?

El Famous Burrito is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 13, 2010. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at El Famous Burrito?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FRONT PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMP 49.6.F
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMP INSIDE FRONT PREP COOLER 44.7F
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOODS STORED UNPROTECTED IN WALKIN COOLER.
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • All dishwashing machines must be of a type that complies with all requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago and Rules and Regulation of the Board of Health. 2 COMP SINK WITH VERY BAD LEAK...WATER BEING CAUGHT IN BUCKET.
  Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • All dishwashing machines must be of a type that complies with all requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago and Rules and Regulation of the Board of Health. 2 COMP SINK WITH VERY BAD LEAK...WATER BEING CAUGHT IN BUCKET.
• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed • When toilet and lavatory facilities are provided for the patrons of food establishments, such facilities shall be adequate in number, convenient, accessible, properly designed, and installed according to the municipal code. NO HOT RUNNING WATER IN EMPLOYESS/CUSTOMER MEN WASHROOM.
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed • When toilet and lavatory facilities are provided for the patrons of food establishments, such facilities shall be adequate in number, convenient, accessible, properly designed, and installed according to the municipal code. NO HOT RUNNING WATER IN EMPLOYESS/CUSTOMER MEN WASHROOM.
• ⚠️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 IN PREP AREA NEED DETAIL CLEANING.
  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 IN PREP AREA NEED DETAIL CLEANING.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALLS IN DISHWASHING AREA NEED DETAIL CLEANING.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALLS IN DISHWASHING AREA NEED DETAIL CLEANING.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. STORAGE REAR BY ICE MACHINE, REAR UTILITIY ROOM AND REAR LEADING TO REAR DOOR NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE CLUTTER.

When was El Famous Burrito last inspected?

El Famous Burrito has 1 inspection on record going back to July 13, 2010.

El Famous Burrito vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 July 13, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.