Chicago
45
BEAT

Delicias El Catrachito

5846 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60634 · Portage Park · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
45/100

Troubled record — failed 3 of 6 inspections for employee hygiene, documentation & training

Inspections
6
3 passed
Last Inspected
2026-03-23
Pass Rate
50%
3 failures
Score
45/100
BEAT
Passed most recent inspection (2026-03-23)
Failed 3 inspections (2026, 2025, 2025)
Employee Hygiene issues found across 4 inspections
Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation minor
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Documentation & Training critical
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Other critical
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Food Temperature serious
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Plumbing & Waste critical
2026-03-23 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2026-03-16 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 11
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

NO PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST HAVE A PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. PERSON IN CHARGE ARRIVED ON SITE DURING INSPECTION.

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED ON SITE(PORK, SAUSAGE). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CFM ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED. CFM A...

critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED

OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WASHING HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES AND WENT DIRECTLY TO PREPARING FOOD (PORK, SAUSAGE). INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS immediately before engaging in FOOD preparation including working with exposed FOOD, clean EQUIPMENT and UTEN...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER CONNECTED TO CITY OF CHICAGO PLUMBING LINE. HAND SINK MUST ALSO BE EQUIPPED WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATI...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED AT JUICE PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT HAND SINK AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE FOR CITATION. EMPLOYEE REPLENISHED PAPER TOWELS AT HAND SINK LOCATED AT JUICE ...

critical Other

FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE, & UNADULTERATED

OBSERVED PORK UNSAFE TO EAT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 3 CONTAINERS OF PORK HAD MOLD LIKE WHITE, BLACK AND GREEN SPOTS ON THE FOOD STORED IN PREP COOLER. FOOD IS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS AT A COST OF $50.00. PRIORITY VIOL...

serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED SHELLED WHITE EGGS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 68F. SHELLED EGGS WERE SITTING OUT ON THE COUNTER AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION IS...

minor Sanitation

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED OPENED BOXES OF FOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR NEAR REAR DOOR SUCH AS WHOLE LETTUCE HEAD, PLAINTAINS AND CORN HUSKS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD IN A CLEAN DRY LOCATION AND AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

critical Plumbing & Waste

SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

OBSERVED SEWAGE BACKUP AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING ISSUE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. PLUMBER ARRIVED ON SITE AND CORRECTED PLUMBING ISSUE. WATER IS DRAINING INTO APPROVED DRAIN.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED TOILET ROOMS HAVE STANDING WATER ON THE FLOORS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TOILET ROOMS.

minor Other

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED NUMEROUS BAGS OF TRASH THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TRASH FROM THE PREMISES AND STORE INSIDE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER RECEPTACLE.

2025-06-17 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
1
minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

4-101.19 OBSERVED BLACK AND RED CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING THAT IS NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN, AND A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR, PROVIDING FLOO...

2025-06-10 Fail Canvass Re-Inspection
2
minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

4-101.19: **C** Nonfood-Contact Surfaces OBSERVED BLACK AND RED CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITHCHEN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING THAT IS NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN, AND A MINIMUM OF 6 INC...

minor Documentation & Training

PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED

8-404.13 (B:3)**P**--OBSERVED CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED WITHIN SPECIFIED TIME FRAME ON THE INSPECTION REPORT#2618545 DATED 6/03/2025: (54) OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER WITH BROKEN LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO ...

2025-06-03 Fail Canvass
3
minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED BLACK AND RED CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITHCHEN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING THAT IS NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN, AND A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIB...

minor Other

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER WITH BROKEN LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT, REPLACE AND MAINTAIN TO ENSURE TIGHT FITTING LIDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED CLUTTER IN REAR DRY STORAGE CLOSEST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS. ALL KEPT ITEMS SHALL BE STORED ON PROPER SHELVING THAT IS NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN, AND A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR

2024-02-05 Pass License
CRITICAL 2
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT DISPENSING AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS IN TOILET ROOM NUMER ONE OF THREE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO COVER AS WALLS SHOULD BE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.

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