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El Poblano Restaurant & Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 29, 2013
- address3700 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
Is El Poblano Restaurant & Bar clean?
El Poblano Restaurant & Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 29, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Poblano Restaurant & Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 29, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED/INVERT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED/INVERT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST BUILD-UP ON EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, FREEZER, COOKING EQUIPMENT, MOP SINK AND SHELVING UNITS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED BROKEN FLOOR TILES AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT PREMISES AND CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS AT BOTH PREP AREAS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED BROKEN FLOOR TILES AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT PREMISES AND CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS AT BOTH PREP AREAS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • BOTH WASHROOM WALLS IN POOR REPAIR; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BOTTOM OF WALLS AND CLEAN AND/OR REPAINT WALLS. EXCESSIVE DUST ON VENT COVERS INSIDE WASHROOMS; INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • BOTH WASHROOM WALLS IN POOR REPAIR; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BOTTOM OF WALLS AND CLEAN AND/OR REPAINT WALLS. EXCESSIVE DUST ON VENT COVERS INSIDE WASHROOMS; INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FAUCETS IN POOR REPAIR; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE EXPOSED SINKS AND 3COMPARTMENT SINKS FAUCETS. PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. ALSO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE FOR BOTH EXPOSED SINKS.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS AND MAINTAIN.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • NOTED CLUTTER AT REAR STORAGE AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
When was El Poblano Restaurant & Bar last inspected?
El Poblano Restaurant & Bar has 4 inspections on record going back to June 30, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 10, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| July 29, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2011 | Fail |
El Poblano Restaurant & Bar vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.
Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 July 29, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.