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Super Carniceria El Pollo

July 30, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED UNLABELED PREPACKAGED CONTAINERS OF LARD IN SELF-SERVICE COLD HOLDING UNIT ON SALES FLOOR. MUST LABEL ITEMS WITH FOOD NAME, INGREDIENTS AND SOURCE.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES, CONTAINING RECORD OF VISITS, CONTRACT WITH LICENSED EXTERMINATOR AND COPY OF SERVICE TICKET THAT SETS FORTH THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY'S ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LICENSE NUMBER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON PREMISES PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK FROM LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK BUILDUP ON OUTSIDE OF REACH IN COLD HOLDING UNIT ON SALES FLOOR AND EXTERIOR OF TWO MEAT COLD HOLDING UNITS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIORS OF SAID COLD HOLDING UNITS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON INTERIOR(TOP AND BOTTOM) AND EXTERIOR SLIDING DOORS(TOP AND BOTTOM) OF BOTH COLD HOLDING UNITS USED IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF BOTH COLD HOLDING UNITS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR TOP AND BOTTOM ON LEFT SIDE OF EASTSIDE COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP FROM INTERIOR OF SAID COLD HOLDING UNIT AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS FLOOR LINER THROUGHOUT FACILITY ON SALES FLOOR AND IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD FLOOR LINERS THROUGHOUT FACILITY, INSTRUCTED FLOOR COVERINGS SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED SO THAT THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED BUILDUP ON FLOORS, IN CORNERS AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND BEHIND CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, IN CORNERS AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN REAR PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHT IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE NON WORKING LIGHT IN FRONT PREP AREA TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 14, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings 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.