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El Pilon Restaurant Corporation
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 25, 2019
- address3422 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60647
Is El Pilon Restaurant Corporation clean?
El Pilon Restaurant Corporation is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 25, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Pilon Restaurant Corporation?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER ON THE MENU OF THE RISK OF CONSUMING RAW AND UNDER FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 2- DOOR PREP COOLER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND DINING AREA.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AND BURNTOUT BULB AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AND BURNTOUT BULB AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NO MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NO MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD MANAGER.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
When was El Pilon Restaurant Corporation last inspected?
El Pilon Restaurant Corporation has 8 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| March 27, 2020 | — | |
| March 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 7, 2019 | — | |
| May 22, 2017 | — | |
| March 16, 2017 | — | |
| April 25, 2016 | — | |
| March 23, 2015 | Pass |
El Pilon Restaurant Corporation 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 15% 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 25, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.