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Pollo Express Pilsen

September 4, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: FOOD HANDLERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE FOOD HANDLERS AND ANYONE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND HANDLING FOOD.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (SANITIZER MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM). MAINTAIN SAME.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS TO MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOOR TILES UNDER THE CHICKEN GRILL AND IN THE REAR BY THE TOILET ROOMS ARE DAMAGED/BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND/OR REPLACE FLOOR TILES. MAINTAIN SAME. -DAMAGED WALL PANEL ACROSS FROM THE CHICKEN GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE WALL AND MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • FOOD STAINS ON WALL PANELS IN FRONT OF THE CHICKEN GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS. • MOPS STORED IN BUCKETS OF DIRTY WATER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE MOPS HANGING UP FOR PROPER AIR DRYING. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 21, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.