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El Guanaco
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 30, 2021
- address3802 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60647
Is El Guanaco clean?
El Guanaco is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 30, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Guanaco?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 30, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 3-COMPARTMENT SINK DRAINING SLOWLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MUST DRAIN QUICKLY.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • FOUND ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES.
When was El Guanaco last inspected?
El Guanaco has 12 inspections on record going back to December 20, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| June 30, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 27, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 20, 2010 | Pass |
El Guanaco vs Hermosa
Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.
Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 June 30, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.