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El Guanaco 2
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 23, 2019
- address6345 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60639
Is El Guanaco 2 clean?
El Guanaco 2 is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 23, 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 Guanaco 2?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 23, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES LISTED ON CLEAN UP PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED ON THE TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST STORE THE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED ON THE TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST STORE THE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES IN BOTH WOMEN'S WASHROOMS.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES IN BOTH WOMEN'S WASHROOMS.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.
When was El Guanaco 2 last inspected?
El Guanaco 2 has 14 inspections on record going back to January 28, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| May 23, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 9, 2019 | — | |
| March 18, 2019 | — | |
| August 29, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 9, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 19, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 1, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 26, 2012 | Pass |
El Guanaco 2 vs Montclare
Montclare runs 63% clean across 351 tracked restaurants — 220 clean, 63 mid, 65 cooked.
Against the 351 spots Cooked tracks in Montclare, 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 May 23, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.