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El Gallo Mexican Food Inc.
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 3, 2023
- address2547 W 111Th St, Chicago 60655
Is El Gallo Mexican Food Inc. clean?
El Gallo Mexican Food Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 3, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Gallo Mexican Food Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REACH-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE SPILLS ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN . • OBSERVED VENTILATION FAN NOT OPERABLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE SPILLS ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN . • OBSERVED VENTILATION FAN NOT OPERABLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2559544 ON 6-17-23:57-MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUEDPrevious Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2559544 ON 6-17-23:57-MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
When was El Gallo Mexican Food Inc. last inspected?
El Gallo Mexican Food Inc. has 17 inspections on record going back to July 30, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| March 3, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 17, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2022 | Fail | |
| June 6, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 21, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 30, 2020 | Fail | |
| February 1, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 27, 2018 | Pass | |
| August 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2017 | Pass |
El Gallo Mexican Food Inc. vs Morgan Park
Morgan Park runs 67% clean across 212 tracked restaurants — 143 clean, 40 mid, 29 cooked.
Against the 212 spots Cooked tracks in Morgan Park, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 March 3, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.