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 no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on April 1, 2022, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on March 25, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

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 followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

When was El Pilon Restaurant Corporation last inspected?

El Pilon Restaurant Corporation has 8 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2015.

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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.

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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.

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