Happy Pollo

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 30, 2013
• address6000 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Happy Pollo clean?

Happy Pollo is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 30, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Happy Pollo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR ALL LEAKING FAUCETS IN KITCHEN AND PREP AREAS
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • LIGHTS MUST BE SHIELDED ABOVE FRONT PREP AREA
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • No Certified Food Manager on premises when potentially hazardous foods are served and prepared, beans at 144.9 f', rice at 141.9 f'. Instructed that a Certified Food Manager must be on premises and have City of Chicago certificate posted during all hours of operation. Serious citation issued 7-38-012
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST DATE AND LABEL ALL COOKED AND PREPARED FOODS INSIDE COOLERS
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST DATE AND LABEL ALL COOKED AND PREPARED FOODS INSIDE COOLERS
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK BY PREP AREA AND RESEAL RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK BY PREP AREA AND RESEAL RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF REACH-IN FREEZER, SHELF UNDER GRILL, AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE, AND STORAGE RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling tile not maintained on through-out premises. Instructed to replace damaged ceiling tile. Light and ventilation covers not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean covers. Bottom left side of rear exit door rusted. Instructed to replace, remove rust and seal frame. Walls in toilet room not maintained. Instructed to repair walls and repaint.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling tile not maintained on through-out premises. Instructed to replace damaged ceiling tile. Light and ventilation covers not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean covers. Bottom left side of rear exit door rusted. Instructed to replace, remove rust and seal frame. Walls in toilet room not maintained. Instructed to repair walls and repaint.

When was Happy Pollo last inspected?

Happy Pollo has 7 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2010.

Happy Pollo vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 January 30, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.