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El Patron Taqueria
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 28, 2013
- address5636 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639
Is El Patron Taqueria clean?
El Patron Taqueria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 28, 2013. 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 Patron Taqueria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 28, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ❓food from a questionable sourcecriticalAdequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • EMPLOYEES BATHROOM DOOR MISSING, MUST RE-INSTALL DOOR BACK, TO ENCLOSE BATHROOM, MUST RESTRICT USE OF BATHROOM UNTIL DOOR IS RE-INSTALLED, MUST USE CUSTOMER BATHROOM IN FRONT DINING AREA, UNTIL DOOR IN RE-INSTALLED, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE COOKED AND SERVED, AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL IN A CLASS AND A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE COOKED AND PREPARED, Cold Chicken Cold-Hold Unit 39.30 °F Cold Rice Cold-Hold Unit 39.40 °F Hot BEANS Hot-Hold Unit 145.90 °F SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS REAR KITCHEN AREAFood In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS REAR KITCHEN AREA
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTI USE BOWLS FRONT PREP AREA TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION UNTIL USEClean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTI USE BOWLS FRONT PREP AREA TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION UNTIL USE
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE FRONT PREP AND REAR KITCHEN AREAS
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR LOW WATER PRESSURE IN CUSTOMER BATHROOM, REPAIR SLOW DRAINING EXPOSED HAND SINK FRONT PREP AREA AND PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE TO COFFEE MACHINE
When was El Patron Taqueria last inspected?
El Patron Taqueria has 5 inspections on record going back to January 5, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| February 4, 2014 | — | |
| February 28, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 19, 2011 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2011 | Pass |
El Patron Taqueria vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 February 28, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.