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El Gran Burrito Express
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 11, 2022
- address1207 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60623
Is El Gran Burrito Express clean?
El Gran Burrito Express is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 11, 2022. 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 Gran Burrito Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 11, 2022, 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 THE CAN OPENER BLADE AT THE PREP TABLE IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN BLADE AT CAN OPENER. • OBSERVED THE RUBBER GASKET AT THE PREP COOLER IN THE COOKING AREA BY THE GRILL IN POOR REPAIR; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE GASKET AT COOLER.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE GRILL IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE GRILL IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS.
When was El Gran Burrito Express last inspected?
El Gran Burrito Express has 21 inspections on record going back to May 7, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| April 11, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 21, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 5, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 26, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 15, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 26, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 5, 2014 | Pass |
El Gran Burrito Express vs North Lawndale
North Lawndale runs 31% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 190 clean, 30 mid, 396 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, 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 April 11, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.