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El Progreso
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 25, 2014
- address8730 S Commercial Ave, Chicago 60617
Is El Progreso clean?
El Progreso is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 25, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Progreso?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 25, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CITY CERTIFICATE POSTED,(IE COPY OF EXPIRED CITY CERTIFICATE POSTED),OR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED,(IE BEANS AND MAKING HOMEMADE PORK TAMALES).SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED-7-38-012
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • COOKED AND PREPED TAMALES NOT LABLED AND DATED INSIDE OF FREEZERS.MUST LABLE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • COOKED AND PREPED TAMALES NOT LABLED AND DATED INSIDE OF FREEZERS.MUST LABLE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • STORAGE ITEMS,FOOD EQUIPMENT STORED ON FLOORS.MUST PROPERLY ELEVATE OFF FLOORS AT LEAST 6-INCHES.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • STORAGE ITEMS,FOOD EQUIPMENT STORED ON FLOORS.MUST PROPERLY ELEVATE OFF FLOORS AT LEAST 6-INCHES.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • VENTIALTION VENTS IN WASHROOM NOT CLEAN.MUST CLEAN DEBRIS.ALSO CEILING IN REAR FOOD STORAGE ROOM IN POOR REPAIR.MUST REPAIR.WINDOW LEDGES NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS.MUST CLEAN MAINTANWalls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • VENTIALTION VENTS IN WASHROOM NOT CLEAN.MUST CLEAN DEBRIS.ALSO CEILING IN REAR FOOD STORAGE ROOM IN POOR REPAIR.MUST REPAIR.WINDOW LEDGES NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS.MUST CLEAN MAINTAN
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • UNCLEAN MOP SINK OF DEBRIS AND DIRTY MOP WATER.MUST REMOVE WATER AND CLEAN/MAINTAIN BUCKET.REAR AREA NOT MAINTAIN.MUST REMOVE ANYTHING NOT USING AND PROPERLY ORGANIZE REAR PORCH.
When was El Progreso last inspected?
El Progreso has 8 inspections on record going back to August 6, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| September 25, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 15, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 3, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 26, 2011 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2011 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2011 | Fail | |
| August 6, 2010 | Pass w/ Conditions |
El Progreso vs South Chicago
South Chicago runs 75% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 106 clean, 21 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 144 spots Cooked tracks in South Chicago, 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 September 25, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.