El Rodeo, Inc.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 17, 2025
• address4300 S Mozart St, Chicago 60632
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is El Rodeo, Inc. clean?

El Rodeo, Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 17, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Rodeo, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 OBSERVED UTENSILS STORED DIRECTLY INSIDE OF FOOD CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 OBSERVED UTENSILS STORED DIRECTLY INSIDE OF FOOD CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.12 OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREP AREAS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH/REPLACE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(B) OBSERVED GREASE AND FOOD RESIDUE/DEBRIS BUILDUP IN STOVE/FRYER AREA AND PREP AREA ON COOLER HANDLES AND FOOD SLATTERS ON WALLS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED COLLECTION OF CLUTTER AND UNUSED/UNNECESSARY ITEMS/EQUIPMENT ON SITE IN BACKYARD AT REAR DRIVEWAY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAR CLUTTER.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

When was El Rodeo, Inc. last inspected?

El Rodeo, Inc. has 10 inspections on record going back to April 11, 2017.

El Rodeo, Inc. vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 November 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.