Chicago
56
YOUR CALL

El Plan De Lobos

2532 W 51st St, Chicago, IL 60632 · Brighton Park · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
56/100

Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record

Inspections
9
4 passed
Last Inspected
2025-11-14
Pass Rate
44%
2 failures
Score
56/100
YOUR CALL
3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-11-14
Failed 2 inspections (2023, 2022)
Sanitation issues found across 29 inspections
Other issues found across 6 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation critical 29×
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Other critical
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Pest Activity critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Documentation & Training critical
Chemical Safety serious
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Facility Condition minor
2025-11-14 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED STOVE TOP AND SIDES OF EQUIPMENT WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED FAUCET LOOSE AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR AREA AND IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

2024-09-11 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 3
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN MEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED EXTERIOR DOOR OFF KITCHEN AND EXTERIOR DOOR NEAR BASEMENT ENTRY TO NOT BE SECURE AND TIGHT FITTING AT BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO MAKE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED BUILD UP OF RESIDUE ON INTERIOR OF SINGLE DOOR FRIDGE IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2023-08-31 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2023-08-24 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 2
critical Other

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED

minor Plumbing & Waste

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2568528 ON 12-14-22:53-OBSERVED NO GARBAGE CAN WITH LID IN FRONT WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.55-MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED, BROKEN, MISSING FLOOR TILES IN BAR AREA, HALLWAY TO...

2022-12-14 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass Re-Inspection
CRITICAL 13
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND SINK IN BAR AREA.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

Violation Codes: 6-202.15 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF WEST EXIT DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

Inspector Comments: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT.MUST REMOVE AND STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON PREP TABLES AND ON TOP OF COOLERS.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM SHELVING UNITS IN 2- DOOR GLASS COOLER, REACH IN FREEZER,PREP TABLES.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON BOTH ICE MACHINES IN BASEMENT TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO GARBAGE CAN WITH LID IN FRONT WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT BAR ,BASEMENT AND KITCHEN AREAS.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER OF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT ROOMS IN BASEMENT.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED,BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN BAR AREA,HALLWAY TO TOILET ROOMS IN FRONT AND WHERE NEEDED,STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR DINING AREA,MISSING WALL BASE AND GAPS ALONG SAME IN KITCHEN AREA.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

Violation Codes: 4-301.14 Inspector Comments: MUST PLACE COOKING EQUIPMENT COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION HOOD

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

2022-12-01 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 17
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND SINK IN BAR AREA.

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BUILD UP OF BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE AND DRIPPING ON TO ICE INSIDE OF MACHINE. MUST REMOVE ICE,CLEAN AND SANITIZE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 50 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON LOWER SHELF OF STEAM TABLE,GRILL TABLE,PREP TABLES,ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLES. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF WEST EXIT DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT.MUST REMOVE AND STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON PREP TABLES AND ON TOP OF COOLERS.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST REMOVE FOIL LINED ON GRILL AND PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM SHELVING UNITS IN 2- DOOR GLASS COOLER, REACH IN FREEZER,PREP TABLES.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON BOTH ICE MACHINES IN BASEMENT TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT REAR PREP AREA HAND SINK.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO GARBAGE CAN WITH LID IN FRONT WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED,BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN BAR AREA,HALLWAY TO TOILET ROOMS IN FRONT AND WHERE NEEDED,STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR DINING AREA,MISSING WALL BASE AND GAPS ALONG SAME IN KITCHEN AREA.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT BAR ,BASEMENT AND KITCHEN AREAS.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER OF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT ROOMS IN BASEMENT.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

MUST PLACE COOKING EQUIPMENT COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION HOOD.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

2019-09-25 Pass w/ Conditions Short Form Complaint
CRITICAL 6
critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED THE PROCEDURES FOR CLEANING UP VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, AND A KIT, BUT THERE IS NO DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.

serious Chemical Safety

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED PREPARED, AND COOKED FOOD SALSA, PORK, CHICKEN NOT PROPERLY LABELED IN REACH IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEARLY MARK THE FOOD ITEMS TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY IN WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE SOLD, CONSUMED, OR DISCARDED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS. PR...

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL BEING USED AS A LINING ON THE FRONT BAR TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE FOIL FROM THE TABLE.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED THE LADIES RESTROOM WITHOUT A COVER FOR THE TRASH RECEPTACLE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

2019-08-16 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 8
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES FOR CLEANING UP VOMIT, AND DIARRHEA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY ITEMS AND A DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS.

serious Chemical Safety

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED PREPARED , AND COOKED FOOD SALSA, PORK, CHICKEN NOT PROPERLY LABELED IN REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEARLY MARK THE FOOD ITEMS TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY IN WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE SOLD, CONSUMED, OR DISCARDED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS. P...

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL BEING USED AS A LINING ON THE FRONT BAR TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE FOIL FROM THE TABLE.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED THE LADIES RESTROOM WITH OUT COVERS FOR THE TRASH RECEPTACLE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED LADY FOD HANDLER WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

2018-05-22 Pass License
5
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

OBSERVED PRECOOKER FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED AND DATED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS AND DATES FOR ALL FOOD ITEMS.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED CRACKED TOILET TOP IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL BEING USED AS SHELF LINER IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. OBSERVED BAR COLD PLATE/ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED CUSTOMER'S ICE CAN NOT BE USED FROM COL...

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS NOT CLEAN IN KTICHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. OBSERVED FLAT GRILL DRIP TRAY IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL OF SECOND STALL IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED NO UTILITY MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

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