El Original Gallo Bravo

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 27, 2018
• address4503-4505 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60625

Is El Original Gallo Bravo clean?

El Original Gallo Bravo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 27, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Original Gallo Bravo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 27, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL(NAME OF THE PRODUCT) AND DATE ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH COOKED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL(NAME OF THE PRODUCT) AND DATE ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH COOKED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE GROCERY BAG BEING USED TO STORE FOODS WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAG.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE GROCERY BAG BEING USED TO STORE FOODS WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAG.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FAN GUARD OF THE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER(WITH HEAVY GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP) AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE KNIFE RACK AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN THE FLOOR BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT(GRILL)AND BEHIND AND UNDER THE COOLERS AND ALONG THE WALL BASE, ALL CORNER IN THE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. CRACKED/BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE PREP /KITCHEN AREA AND INSIDE THE EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR ,MAKE THE FLOOR SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN THE FLOOR BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT(GRILL)AND BEHIND AND UNDER THE COOLERS AND ALONG THE WALL BASE, ALL CORNER IN THE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. CRACKED/BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE PREP /KITCHEN AREA AND INSIDE THE EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR ,MAKE THE FLOOR SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING VENT COVER INSIDE BOTH CUSTOMER'S WASHROOMS WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN, REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN. WALLS BEHIND THE PREP COOLER AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN WITH FOOD STAINED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING VENT COVER INSIDE BOTH CUSTOMER'S WASHROOMS WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN, REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN. WALLS BEHIND THE PREP COOLER AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN WITH FOOD STAINED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NO DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED ON A SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. WASH CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLES, COOLERS, DINING TABLES MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED ON A SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. WASH CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLES, COOLERS, DINING TABLES MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.

When was El Original Gallo Bravo last inspected?

El Original Gallo Bravo has 9 inspections on record going back to December 17, 2014.

El Original Gallo Bravo vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 March 27, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.