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El Gallo Bravo
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 21, 2025
- address3909 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60618
Is El Gallo Bravo clean?
El Gallo Bravo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 21, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Gallo Bravo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2025, 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 • OBSERVED KNIFE STORED IN BETWEEN STORAGE RACKS BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER SERVICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KNIFE RACK FOR PROPER KNIFE STORAGE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALL WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT DO NOT HAVE CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE SHALL COMPLETE AN APPROVED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROGRAM.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT DO NOT HAVE CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE SHALL COMPLETE AN APPROVED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROGRAM.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • FOUND NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
When was El Gallo Bravo last inspected?
El Gallo Bravo has 22 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 7, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 27, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 20, 2021 | Pass | |
| December 13, 2021 | Fail | |
| September 15, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 11, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 4, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 28, 2016 | Pass |
El Gallo Bravo vs Avondale
Avondale runs 41% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 57 mid, 340 cooked.
Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 61% 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 May 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.