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El Paraizo Terrenal
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 3, 2016
- address4459 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60639
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is El Paraizo Terrenal clean?
El Paraizo Terrenal is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 3, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Paraizo Terrenal?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 3, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED AT THIS TIME. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012a.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE LOWER CABINETS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED THE CEILING VENT NOT CLEAN IN THE RESTROOM, AND THE FRONT CEILING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. ALSO REPLACE THE 2 MISSING CEILING TILES IN HALLWAY TO RESTROOM.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED THE CEILING VENT NOT CLEAN IN THE RESTROOM, AND THE FRONT CEILING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. ALSO REPLACE THE 2 MISSING CEILING TILES IN HALLWAY TO RESTROOM.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED BROKEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPERS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE NEW STOPPERS.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME. GIVEN COPY OF IDPH'S FOOD HANDLER INFO. AT THIS TIME.Food Handler Requirements Met • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME. GIVEN COPY OF IDPH'S FOOD HANDLER INFO. AT THIS TIME.
When was El Paraizo Terrenal last inspected?
El Paraizo Terrenal has 9 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| December 18, 2017 | — | |
| August 3, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 17, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 30, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 25, 2014 | — | |
| November 23, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2011 | Fail | |
| October 5, 2011 | Fail |
El Paraizo Terrenal vs Hermosa
Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.
Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 August 3, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.