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El Venedo De La Villita
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 3, 2016
- address3857 W 26Th St, Chicago 60623
Is El Venedo De La Villita clean?
El Venedo De La Villita is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 3, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Venedo De La Villita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • NON COMPLIANT WITH SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 2-24-16 ON REPORT# 1632203. STILL FINDING TRASH AND DEBRIS ON GROUND IN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA ALONG WITH OVERFLOWING TRASH IN BOTH DUMPSTERS WITH LIDS 10 INCHES ABOVE THE RIMS. GARBAGE DISPOSAL COMPANY CONTACTED AND WILL MAKE A PICK-UP TODAY. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 7-42-090 CRITICAL.criticalPrevious Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • NON COMPLIANT WITH SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 2-24-16 ON REPORT# 1632203. STILL FINDING TRASH AND DEBRIS ON GROUND IN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA ALONG WITH OVERFLOWING TRASH IN BOTH DUMPSTERS WITH LIDS 10 INCHES ABOVE THE RIMS. GARBAGE DISPOSAL COMPANY CONTACTED AND WILL MAKE A PICK-UP TODAY. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 7-42-090 CRITICAL.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN MASSIVE FOOD AND DEBRIS FROM THE SIDES OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, SINKS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS, FROM SHELF UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA ON COOK LINE, AND FROM ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN UTILITY CLOSET BETWEEN WASHROOMS, AND IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AND FOOD PREP AREA NEED DETAIL CLEANING ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DISH WASHING FACILITIES)IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA(MASSIVE GREASE AND FOOD BUILD-UP OBSERVED ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE DEEP FRYERS).Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN UTILITY CLOSET BETWEEN WASHROOMS, AND IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AND FOOD PREP AREA NEED DETAIL CLEANING ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DISH WASHING FACILITIES)IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA(MASSIVE GREASE AND FOOD BUILD-UP OBSERVED ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE DEEP FRYERS).
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN ALL OF THE DEAD ROACHES, INSECTS, GREASE, DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT REAR WHERE NEEDED.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN ALL OF THE DEAD ROACHES, INSECTS, GREASE, DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT REAR WHERE NEEDED.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • FOUND 10 DEAD ROACHES INSIDE UNUSED OVEN IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA, ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES MUST BE KEPT CLEAN.
When was El Venedo De La Villita last inspected?
El Venedo De La Villita has 5 inspections on record going back to May 11, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| March 3, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 24, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 11, 2015 | — |
El Venedo De La Villita vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 March 3, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.