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Los Encinos Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 2, 2019
- address4801 N Austin Ave, Chicago 60630
Is Los Encinos Restaurant clean?
Los Encinos Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 2, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Los Encinos Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 2, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE IN EVERY HAND SINK.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO RESEAL UNSEALED SPLASH GUARD/DIVIDER BETWEEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO RESEAL UNSEALED SPLASH GUARD/DIVIDER BETWEEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN CONTAINER INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT EXTERIOR TOP SURFACES OF GREASE BOX WITH RUST ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REORGANIZE REAR STORAGE AREA. USABLE ITEMS (FOOD AND NON FOOD) MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • UPGRADED TO VIOLATION #60
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 2200496 ISSUED ON 08-03-2018. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED #58 - NO ALLERGEN TRAINING/CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 2200496 ISSUED ON 08-03-2018. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED #58 - NO ALLERGEN TRAINING/CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Los Encinos Restaurant last inspected?
Los Encinos Restaurant has 6 inspections on record going back to February 6, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| January 8, 2020 | — | |
| August 2, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 3, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 20, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2018 | Fail |
Los Encinos Restaurant vs Portage Park
Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.
Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 August 2, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.