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El Pilon Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 1, 2022
- address3422 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60647
Is El Pilon Restaurant clean?
El Pilon Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 1, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Pilon Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED BOTH EXIT DOORS WITH AN OPENING OF ABOUT 1/4 OF AN INCH UNDER EACH ONE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERING FOR EACH DOOR AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING PEST AND OR INSECT ENTERING AND HARBORING.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GASKET SEAL OF PREP COOLER IN NEED OF REPAIR OR REPLACE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CORD FOR COLD PREP COOLER TAPPED TO THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TAPE AND PROVIDE OUTLET FOR COOLING UNIT OR MOVE TO OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL AS TAPPED CORDS ARE NOT ALLOWED AND DOES NOT MAKE THE FLOOR EASY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR EMPLOYEES YET. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE UPON HIRING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR EMPLOYEES YET. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE UPON HIRING.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE.
When was El Pilon Restaurant last inspected?
El Pilon Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to April 1, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| November 3, 2023 | — | |
| May 25, 2023 | — | |
| April 1, 2022 | Pass |
El Pilon Restaurant 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 35% 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 April 1, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.