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El Gordo Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 14, 2019
- address5746 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60634
Is El Gordo Restaurant clean?
El Gordo Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 14, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at El Gordo Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 14, 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 • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CREATE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY/KIT ON SITE.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CREATE A CLEAN UP POLICY/KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU .INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PUT CONSUMER ADVISORY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF TWO DOOR REACH-IN AND SERVICE COOLERS ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD IN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR BASE OF COOLERS.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN COOLER. CORE VIOLATION • OBSERVED UNDERSIDE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DIRTY.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN UNDERSIDE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK CORE VIOLATION
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOORS WHERE BASE OF WALL MEETS WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR AT HOT LINE AREA.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS AT HOT LINE AREA. CORE VIOLATION
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHTS OVER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHTS. CORE VIOLATIONAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHTS OVER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHTS. CORE VIOLATION
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION ON SITE.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO BECOME ALLERGEN CERTIFIED. CORE VIOLATION.
When was El Gordo Restaurant last inspected?
El Gordo Restaurant has 18 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| March 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 15, 2018 | Pass | |
| July 26, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 19, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 27, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 4, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 28, 2014 | Pass |
El Gordo Restaurant vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 14, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.