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El Norte
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 21, 2012
- address5600 N Ridge Ave, Chicago 60660
Is El Norte clean?
El Norte is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 21, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Norte?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 21, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PROVIDE PROPER UTENSILS(WITH HANDLES)TO PICK-UP FOOD FROM CONTAINERSFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PROVIDE PROPER UTENSILS(WITH HANDLES)TO PICK-UP FOOD FROM CONTAINERS
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN SHELVES UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS(GREASE BUILD-UP).
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REMOVE BUILD-UP GREASE ON WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,BOTTOM PARTWalls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REMOVE BUILD-UP GREASE ON WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,BOTTOM PART
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD FOR THE LIGHT AT REAR PREP AREA, ABOVE THE COOLERS. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN LIGHT SHIELD THROUGHOUT
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS FOR ALL THREE COMPARTMENT SINK(FRONT, PREP AND BAR AREA).
When was El Norte last inspected?
El Norte has 5 inspections on record going back to August 16, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| June 21, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2012 | Fail | |
| September 27, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2011 | Fail |
El Norte vs Edgewater
Edgewater runs 64% clean across 997 tracked restaurants — 633 clean, 186 mid, 172 cooked.
Against the 997 spots Cooked tracks in Edgewater, 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 21, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.