El Sitio

• resultPass
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 22, 2025
• address1255 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60651

Is El Sitio clean?

El Sitio is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Sitio?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL KIT ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED WASTE CAN/RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM WITH NO COVER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED WASTE CAN/RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM WITH NO COVER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 OBSERVED DIRTY OVERHEAD VENT IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM AND KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 OBSERVED DIRTY OVERHEAD VENT IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM AND KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 6-501.14 OBSERVED DIRTY OVERHEAD VENT IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM AND KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was El Sitio last inspected?

El Sitio has 6 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2010.

El Sitio vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 35% of them.

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• ✓ Park Dollar & Food
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• ✓ Treat Restaurant Llc
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• ✓ Family Dollar Store #6280
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• ✓ Cvs/Pharmacy #8733
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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 January 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.