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El Gallo Oro
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 24, 2019
- address2952 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60629
Is El Gallo Oro clean?
El Gallo Oro is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 24, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Gallo Oro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 24, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY WHERE ALL MANAGERS, FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGES THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN REPORTING ANY ILLNESSES TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7038-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A PROCEDURE AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR HANDLING THESE EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • FOUND TCS FOOD STORED INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER THAT IS NOT PROPERLY DATED OR LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY DATE AND LABEL ALL TCS FOODS THAT HAVE BEEN COOKED/PREPARED OR REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE EXTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING FROM THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT AND SOME TYPE OF TAPE OR FLEX ALL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. INSTRUCTED TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AND PROPERLY FIX IT. MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ALONG THE WALL BASE WITH FOOD AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -CEILING AND WALLS IN BOTH FOOD PREPARATION AREAS WITH DIRT, DUST AND FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET IDPH'S FOOD HANDLER'S REQUIREMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE PROOF.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET IDPH'S FOOD HANDLER'S REQUIREMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE PROOF.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDERS MUST MEET THE ALLERGEN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE PROOF.
When was El Gallo Oro last inspected?
El Gallo Oro has 11 inspections on record going back to January 27, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| April 24, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 19, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 6, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2013 | Pass | |
| January 13, 2012 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2011 | Pass | |
| January 27, 2011 | Pass |
El Gallo Oro vs Chicago Lawn
Chicago Lawn runs 64% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 328 clean, 77 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 April 24, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.