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El Sombrero
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 30, 2018
- address4611 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60632
Is El Sombrero clean?
El Sombrero is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 30, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Sombrero?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 30, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • GROCERY BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE. INSTD TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINERS. ALUMINUM FOIL LINING ON GREASE TRAP. INSTD TO REMVE FOIL AND RUST FROM GREASE TRAP AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • GROCERY BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE. INSTD TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINERS. ALUMINUM FOIL LINING ON GREASE TRAP. INSTD TO REMVE FOIL AND RUST FROM GREASE TRAP AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FAUCET LEAKING AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMTER FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMTER FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
When was El Sombrero last inspected?
El Sombrero has 8 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| October 11, 2019 | — | |
| August 16, 2019 | — | |
| May 30, 2018 | Pass | |
| September 25, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 3, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 30, 2015 | Fail |
El Sombrero vs Archer Heights
Archer Heights runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 56 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 30, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.