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El Nuevo Boriquen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 25, 2017
- address1720 N California Ave, Chicago 60647
Is El Nuevo Boriquen clean?
El Nuevo Boriquen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 25, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Nuevo Boriquen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 25, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP AREA NOT LABELED. MUST LABEL BULOK FOOD STPRAGE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP AREA NOT LABELED. MUST LABEL BULOK FOOD STPRAGE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE. OBSERVED 2-DOOR VEGETABLE COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKET RIPPED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN POOR REPAIR WITH OPEN SEEMS DEEP DARK GROOVES. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE. OBSERVED 2-DOOR VEGETABLE COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKET RIPPED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN POOR REPAIR WITH OPEN SEEMS DEEP DARK GROOVES. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD-UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • STOPPERS NEEDED AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was El Nuevo Boriquen last inspected?
El Nuevo Boriquen has 8 inspections on record going back to June 17, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| July 25, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 19, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 13, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 10, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 7, 2014 | Fail | |
| June 17, 2014 | Fail |
El Nuevo Boriquen vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 July 25, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.