El Gran Burrito Express #3
334 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL 60644 · Austin · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 6 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-04-29
What You Should Know
✓ 6 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-04-29
✓ No failures across all 6 inspections on record
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 4 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 3 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 4×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 3×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 3×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 2×
🌡 Food Temperature minor 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
Inspection History
3 ▾
minor Other
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMETER LOCATED INSIDE OF REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH COLD HOLD ATTACHED IN FRONT PREP AREA INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE .
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT EFFETIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED SLICING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT PREP NEAR ICECREAM MACHINE AS WELL AS MEAT PROCESSING MACHINE LOCATED ON PREP WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
6 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED GREASE-STAINED CARDBOARD LINERS ON SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
minor Food Temperature
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON 2-DOOR COOLING UNIT NEAR ICECREAM MACHINE FRONT PREP, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET NECK ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FLOOR DRAIN IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED TWO BURNED-OUT LIGHTBULBS IN FRONT PREP ABOVE REGISTERS AND PREP SPACE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND INCREASE LIGHTING.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO UPDATE AS REQUIRED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
CRITICAL 6 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE FOR ALL HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE FACILITY
minor Other
17. PROPER DISPOSITION OF RETURNED, PREVIOUSLY SERVED, RECONDITIONED & UNSAFE FOOD
minor Food Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
minor Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED 2 EMPLOYEES WORKING WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES
CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED OPENING AROUND REAR EXIT DOOR LOCK. (BREAK IN) INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/SEAL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSBIBLE INSECT HARBORING.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
UNABLE TO LOCATE BACLFLOW DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
2021-07-22 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED DIRT ON LIP OF ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED LEAKING PIPE UNDER MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING.
CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HAND SIGNAGE AT THE HAND SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILDUP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ONE DOOR FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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