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Paleteria El Potrillo
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 6, 2018
- address8548 S Commercial Ave, Chicago 60617
Is Paleteria El Potrillo clean?
Paleteria El Potrillo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 6, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Paleteria El Potrillo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 6, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND WATER LEAKING FROM THE COLD FAUCET KNOB AT THE THREE COMP SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA; REPAIR LEAK FROM FAUCET KNOB.
When was Paleteria El Potrillo last inspected?
Paleteria El Potrillo has 10 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| June 6, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 21, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 27, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 28, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 5, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2010 | Pass |
Paleteria El Potrillo vs South Chicago
South Chicago runs 75% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 106 clean, 21 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 144 spots Cooked tracks in South Chicago, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 June 6, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.