Gordo Tamales

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 25, 2019 →
• address2811 W 55Th St, Chicago 60632

Is Gordo Tamales clean?

Gordo Tamales is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on February 14, 2019, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on January 25, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Gordo Tamales?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 25, 2019, 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
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Gordo Tamales last inspected?

Gordo Tamales has 7 inspections on record going back to March 31, 2015.

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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.

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 25, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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