El Greco's Burritos

September 30, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 47.7-65.3F. OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, BEEF(65.3F), CHICKEN(47.7-63.7F), REFRIED BEANS(47.8-62.8F) AND PORK(60.1F) HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $150 WEIGHING 80LBS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO COLD HOLDING UNITS IN FACILITY AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 55.5-70.0F. OBSERVED IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 55.5-70.0F FOR TWO SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNITS IN REAR PREP AREA ACROSS FROM COOKLINE AND ACROSS FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAGS PLACED ON TWO SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNITS IN REAR PREP AREA ACROSS FROM COOKLINE AND ACROSS FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 15 SMALL FLIES AND 2 LARGE FLIES IN FACILITY. OBSERVED FLY ACTIVITY IN SUCH AREAS AS HALLWAY LEADING TO PREP AREA, DINING ROOM AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREA NEAR CHEST FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE SMALL AND LARGE FLY ACTIVITY IN FACILITY AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS, RECOMMENDED LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE FACILITY ON OR AFTER 9/30/2025. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED BUG LIGHT INSTALLED ABOVE PREP TABLE NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BUG LIGHT FROM ABOVE PREP TABLE NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOOD AND PREP AREA.
code 39
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: UNABLE TO VERIFY EXISTENCE OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK IN FIRST FLOOR CLOSET.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS FLOOR COVERING UNDERNEATH FLOOR MATS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM FLOOR UNDERNEATH FLOOR MATS. INSTRUCTED FLOOR COVERINGS SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILIY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED BUILDUP ON FLOORS, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS OF CLOSET WITH UTILITY SINK. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS IN ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH AND IN BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS IN CLOSET WITH UTILITY SINK AND TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH AND IN BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT PREP AREA.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: FACILITY PROVIDED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR TWO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 31, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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