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El Paraiso Bakery
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 7, 2010
- address1156 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608
- cuisineBakery
Is El Paraiso Bakery clean?
El Paraiso Bakery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 7, 2010. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Paraiso Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 7, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalSewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • FOUND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED. FOUND FIRST COMPARTMENT FILLED TO TOP OF DRAIN WITH WASTE WATER, UNABLE TO DRAIN DUE TO PIPE BEING CLOGGED. MANAGER PLUNGED SAID COMPARTMENT WITH PLUNGER SEVERAL TIMES TO UNCLOG DRAIN, OBSERVED WASTE WATER LEAKING FROM UNDER FIRST AND THIRD COMPARTMENT OF SINK AT PIPING WHEN MANAGER WAS PLUNGING FIRST COMPARTMENT SINK TO RELEASE WASTE WATER. MANAGER CALLED SEVERAL PLUMBERS TO REPAIR SINK. PLUMBER REPAIRED SINK-INSTALLED NEW GREASE TRAP AND REPLACED OLD PIPING WITH NEW PIPING UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE RUSTY INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING ON HOT HOLDING UNIT, PAINT WORN SHELVES AT FRONT SERVICE AREA, AND REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM PREP RACKS.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE RUSTY INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING ON HOT HOLDING UNIT, PAINT WORN SHELVES AT FRONT SERVICE AREA, AND REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM PREP RACKS.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN BULK FOOD CONTAINERS, PREP TABLE BOTTOMS, WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER, AROUND LARGE OVEN, INTERIOR OF HAND WASH SINK, THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, STORAGE AND PREP SHELVES, INTERIOR OF UNUSED REFRIGERATION UNITS,LIGHT SHIELDS AT REAR PREP AREA, TOILET ROOM,AND VENTILATION FAN COVER AT WINDOW.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT 1ST. FLOOR AND BASEMENT, ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE. KEEP FLOORS DRY IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. REPLACE CRACKED FLOOR TILES AND OPENING AT FLOOR IN FRONT OF LARGE OVEN IN PREP AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT 1ST. FLOOR AND BASEMENT, ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE. KEEP FLOORS DRY IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. REPLACE CRACKED FLOOR TILES AND OPENING AT FLOOR IN FRONT OF LARGE OVEN IN PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ALL OPENINGS AT WALL AND CEILING AS NEEDED THROUGHT FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOM. PAINT DISCOLORED, STAINED CEILING AT REAR PREP AREA AND BY REAR WALK-IN COOLER.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ALL OPENINGS AT WALL AND CEILING AS NEEDED THROUGHT FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOM. PAINT DISCOLORED, STAINED CEILING AT REAR PREP AREA AND BY REAR WALK-IN COOLER.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS WITH END CAPS FOR LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE PREP AREA, DISH WASHING AREA, AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. PROVIDE LIGHTING FOR BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE PREP TABLE AT FRONT PREP AREA.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROVIDE DRAIN RACK AND OR DRAIN BOARD AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR LEAKS AT PIPING UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
When was El Paraiso Bakery last inspected?
El Paraiso Bakery has 3 inspections on record going back to June 25, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2011 | closed by the city | |
| July 7, 2010 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 25, 2010 | Fail |
El Paraiso Bakery vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 7, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.