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El Torito Foods

February 11, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeLicense
failed findings7
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE MFP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE MFP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-601.11 OBSERVED THE BUSINESS LICENSE NUMBER NOT PRINTED ON LATERAL SIDES OF THE MFP AT LEAST 2 INCHES IN HEIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE BUSINESS LICENSE NUMBER ON LATERAL SIDES OF THE MFP AT LEAST 2 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-306.11 OBSERVED THE WATER INLET NOT PROTECTED DUE TO THE WATER INLET DOOR UNABLE TO CLOSE AND LOCK PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THAT THE FRESH WATER INLET IS PROTECTED AND THE DOOR CLOSES AND LOCKS PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER CORRECTED DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 39
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: 5-103.22(B) OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER ON THE MFP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
code 50
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: 5-402.13 OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE WASTEWATER DISPOSABLE VERIFIED DUE TO NO WATER ON THE MFP, THEREFORE THE MFP WAS UNABLE TO SHOW PROOF OF A GRAVITY DRAINING WASTEWATER TANK. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS VERIFY WASTEWATER TANK IS GRAVITY DRAINING. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
code 52

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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