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El Rincon Norteno
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 13, 2017
- address3300 W 55Th St, Chicago 60632
Is El Rincon Norteno clean?
El Rincon Norteno is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 13, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Rincon Norteno?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED REAR PREP AREA CUTTING BOARD NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED REAR CEILING NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/REPAINT.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED REAR CEILING NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/REPAINT.
When was El Rincon Norteno last inspected?
El Rincon Norteno has 11 inspections on record going back to August 4, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 17, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| April 11, 2019 | — | |
| July 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 5, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 26, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 10, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 26, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 1, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 4, 2010 | Fail |
El Rincon Norteno vs Gage Park
Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 July 13, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.