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El Guero
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 14, 2018
- address9027-9029 S Commercial Ave, Chicago 60617
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is El Guero clean?
El Guero is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 14, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Guero?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 14, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. CLEAN AREAS UNDERNEATH GRILL IN FRONT PREP AREA, CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER IN REAR PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS IN REAR PREP AREA UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE. ALSO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SINKS IN REAR PREP AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS IN REAR PREP AREA UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE. ALSO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SINKS IN REAR PREP AREA.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • FOUND NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE WASHROOM DOOR; MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE WASHROOM DOOR.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED LOW HOT RUNNING WATER PRESSURE AT THE HAND SINK IN THE WASHROOM; INCREASE HOT RUNNING WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINK IN WASHROOM.
When was El Guero last inspected?
El Guero has 22 inspections on record going back to January 20, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| June 14, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 18, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 8, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2017 | Fail | |
| May 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 2, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 11, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2014 | Pass |
El Guero vs Calumet Heights
Calumet Heights runs 73% clean across 165 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 28 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 165 spots Cooked tracks in Calumet Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 14, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.