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El Ranchito Food
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 6, 2021
- address8327-29 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60652
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is El Ranchito Food clean?
El Ranchito Food is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 6, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Ranchito Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HAND WASHING SIGNS POSTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN SIGN AND DISPLAY AT ALL TIMES.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED. LARGE GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • GARBAGE CAN IN UNISEX WASHROOM IN NEED OF LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • GARBAGE CAN IN UNISEX WASHROOM IN NEED OF LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAINAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
When was El Ranchito Food last inspected?
El Ranchito Food has 16 inspections on record going back to July 28, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2021 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2021 | Fail | |
| October 21, 2020 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2020 | Fail | |
| June 25, 2020 | Fail | |
| May 1, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 22, 2019 | Fail | |
| December 21, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 6, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 16, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2013 | Pass |
El Ranchito Food vs Ashburn
Ashburn runs 69% clean across 300 tracked restaurants — 207 clean, 45 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 300 spots Cooked tracks in Ashburn, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 May 6, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.