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El Huarache Azteca
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 5, 2025
- address10429 1/2 S Ewing Ave, Chicago 60617
Is El Huarache Azteca clean?
El Huarache Azteca is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 5, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Huarache Azteca?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVING UNITS, COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT STORED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND MAINTAIN PREMISES. • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DAMAGED WALL TILES, OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR WALLS AND CEILINGS TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANBALE.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTERPROOF IN DISH WASHING AREA. • OBSERVED COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER VENTILATION HOOD.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTERPROOF IN DISH WASHING AREA. • OBSERVED COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER VENTILATION HOOD.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVD NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD AND EQUIPMENT MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVD NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD AND EQUIPMENT MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was El Huarache Azteca last inspected?
El Huarache Azteca has 2 inspections on record going back to April 29, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 29, 2025 | Fail |
El Huarache Azteca vs East Side
East Side runs 64% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 48 mid, 20 cooked.
Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.