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El Pollo Regio
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 17, 2016
- address2007-2009 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60608
Is El Pollo Regio clean?
El Pollo Regio is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 17, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Pollo Regio?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOOR COVING IN POOR REPAIR IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOOR COVING IN POOR REPAIR IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES OVER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES OVER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHTING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED MINOR LEAK ON THE PIPE UNDER THE FAR RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLING FOOD AND WASHING DISHES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.Food Handler Requirements Met • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLING FOOD AND WASHING DISHES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.
When was El Pollo Regio last inspected?
El Pollo Regio has 6 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| June 17, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 23, 2015 | Fail | |
| July 14, 2015 | — |
El Pollo Regio vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 June 17, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.