Pupuseria El Salvador

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 13, 2010
• address10602 S Avenue L, Chicago 60617

Is Pupuseria El Salvador clean?

Pupuseria El Salvador is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 13, 2010. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Pupuseria El Salvador?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 13, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FOUND REACH-IN COOLER (PEPSI)IN DINING AREA NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER- AIR TEMP. WAS 60.2F. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT FIXED SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER TEMP. FOR HOLDING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS OR USE COOLER FOR BEVERAGE ONLY.* CITATION #64661-16 ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING STORED IN THE INADEQUATE COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPS. TEMPS. RANGED FROM 46.5F TO 66.5F AND INCLUDED ITEMS SUCH AS BEANS, BREAD PUDDING AND RICE/BEANS. ALL ITEMS WERE DENATURED AND DISCARDED A COMBINED WEIGHT OF APPROX. 75LBS. VALUED AT $200.00
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST DATE AND LABLE ALL COOKED AND RE-PACKAGED ITEMS INSIDE OF ALL REACH-IN COOLERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST DATE AND LABLE ALL COOKED AND RE-PACKAGED ITEMS INSIDE OF ALL REACH-IN COOLERS.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. MUST INVERT POTS/PANS UNDER PREP TABLE IN REAR AREA ACROSS FROM 3-COMP. SINK.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. MUST INVERT POTS/PANS UNDER PREP TABLE IN REAR AREA ACROSS FROM 3-COMP. SINK.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST SEAL/PAINT RAW WOOD SHELF IN SIDE STORAGE AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST SEAL/PAINT RAW WOOD SHELF IN SIDE STORAGE AREA.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE AND CLEAN ALL REACH-IN FREEZERS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER AROUND ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND HEAVY EQUIPMENTS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER AROUND ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND HEAVY EQUIPMENTS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPAIR DAMAGED WALL AT THE TOP IN BETWEEN STORAGE RACKS IN SIDE STORAGE AREA AND SEAL ALL CRACKS AND AROUND ALL PIPES/CONDUITS. MUST REPLACE WATER STAINED/DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN TOILET ROOM.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPAIR DAMAGED WALL AT THE TOP IN BETWEEN STORAGE RACKS IN SIDE STORAGE AREA AND SEAL ALL CRACKS AND AROUND ALL PIPES/CONDUITS. MUST REPLACE WATER STAINED/DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN TOILET ROOM.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST FIX AND MAINTAIN LEAK UNDER THE WASHBOWL ON THE LEFT SIDE IN THE TOILET ROOM.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.

When was Pupuseria El Salvador last inspected?

Pupuseria El Salvador has 2 inspections on record going back to August 13, 2010.

Pupuseria El Salvador vs East Side

East Side runs 36% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 68 clean, 20 mid, 99 cooked.

Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 13, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.