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El Senor Pan Cafe Express
- resultFail
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 19, 2018
- address5055 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639
Is El Senor Pan Cafe Express clean?
El Senor Pan Cafe Express is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 19, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at El Senor Pan Cafe Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 19, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-012(a) NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MUST PROVIDE A HANDWASH SINK ADJACENT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-030 (C) NO CITATION ISSUED
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MUST PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE, AND REMINDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST PROVIDE LABELS AND COVERS FOR DRY BULK FOOD ITEMS IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESS FOOD/DIRT DEBRIS BUILDUP INSIDE THE FRONT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESS DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE WALLS AND FLOOR OF THE BOILER ROOM. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AREA. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST REPLACE
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN THE TOILET ROOM.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN THE TOILET ROOM.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: PA 100-0367 NO CITATION ISSUED
When was El Senor Pan Cafe Express last inspected?
El Senor Pan Cafe Express has 2 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| July 19, 2018 | Fail |
El Senor Pan Cafe Express vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 19, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.