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El Pollo Grill, Inc.
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMay 23, 2019
- address2839 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60623
Is El Pollo Grill, Inc. clean?
El Pollo Grill, Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 23, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Pollo Grill, Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 23, 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 • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO PROCEDURE IN CLEAN UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT HANDWASH SINKS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • VARIETY OF FOODS (COOKED BEEF, COOKED BEANS, ETC) NOT PROPERLY LABELED, DATED. REFRIGERATED, READY TO EAT TCS FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE BY WHICH FOOD SHALL BE SOLD OR DISCARDED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • NO CONSUMER ADVISORY WITH DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER FOR UNDERCOOKED/RAW FOODS (EGGS). INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED. INSTD TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION.
When was El Pollo Grill, Inc. last inspected?
El Pollo Grill, Inc. has 12 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| October 26, 2020 | — | |
| May 23, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 4, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2018 | Fail | |
| May 15, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 10, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 1, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2016 | Fail | |
| December 8, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2015 | Pass |
El Pollo Grill, Inc. vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 May 23, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.