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El Pollo Real Inc
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 5, 2017
- address3534 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60629
Is El Pollo Real Inc clean?
El Pollo Real Inc is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 5, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Pollo Real Inc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 5, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY SIGN POSTED AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO POST.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY SIGN POSTED AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO POST.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES IN THE FRONT 2 DOOR COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES IN THE FRONT 2 DOOR COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED THE CHAR GRILL RACK NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. ALSO CLEAN REAR PREP AREA LIGHT SHIELDS.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. ALSO CLEAN REAR PREP AREA LIGHT SHIELDS.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED ONE LIGHT SHIELD MISSING IN REAR PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
When was El Pollo Real Inc last inspected?
El Pollo Real Inc has 5 inspections on record going back to December 26, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 6, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| January 5, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 1, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 26, 2014 | Pass |
El Pollo Real Inc vs Chicago Lawn
Chicago Lawn runs 64% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 328 clean, 77 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 January 5, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.