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El Progresso

April 17, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: -204.112(B) OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLING UNIT CONTAINING MILK, EGGS, SOURCREAM, BOTH WALK IN COOLERS CONTAINING TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-601.11 OBSERVED WORKING INGREDIENTS (BREADING, SEASONINGS, HERBS ) STORED IN MEAT AND REAR PREP WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMON NAME
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 4-901.12 OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED IMPROPERLY THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE INSIDE SANITIZER BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION AT @ LEAST 50PPM.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-102.11 OBSERVED GROCERY STORE BAGS USED TO STORE CARNITAS, TAMALES, CHICKEN, BEEF, DELI MEAT. INSTRUCTED TO RSTORE FOOD ITEMS IN FOOD GRADE BAGS/ STORAGE CONTAINERS ONLY
code 47
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 6-501.19 OBSERVED TOILETROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
code 53
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 10, 2025: 6 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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