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El Potrillo
- resultFail
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMarch 13, 2020
- address5129 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632
- cuisineLiquor
Is El Potrillo clean?
El Potrillo is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 13, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at El Potrillo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 13, 2020, 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 ON SITE. INSTD TO PROVIDE A VERFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY SUPPLIES EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HANDWASH SINK IN BAR AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE A HANDWASH SINK PROPERLY CONNECTED UNDER CITY PRESSURE WITH 100F-120F TEMPERATURE OF WATER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 3 LIVE ROACHES AND ROACH FECES NOTED AT BAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE ROACHES AND FECES, CLEAN AND SANITIZED AFFECTED AREAS. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) • NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK OR PROOF OF LICENSED PEST CONTROL SERVICE FOR PREMISES. INSTD TO OBTAIN LOGBOOK AND PROOF OF LICENSED PEST CONTROL SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C)
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT OUT IN BAR AREA. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTINGAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT OUT IN BAR AREA. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATIONAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION
When was El Potrillo last inspected?
El Potrillo has 3 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2020 | — | |
| March 13, 2020 | Fail | |
| March 10, 2020 | — |
El Potrillo vs West Elsdon
West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.
Other spots in West Elsdon
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 March 13, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.