EL JACALITO

Address: 8465 S COMMERCIAL AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60617, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Sep 3, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (22 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-09-03 00:00:00 (Complaint) 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• No Entry — 2026-08-28 00:00:00 (Non-Inspection)
• Pass — 2025-03-31 00:00:00 () 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED BULK CONTAINER NOT LABELED IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD. | 55. PHYSI
• Pass — 2024-05-01 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2024-04-24 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OVER 50 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER AND ON FLOOR UNDER SHELVES IN DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO C
• Pass — 2023-12-07 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2023-09-07 00:00:00 () 25. CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD - Comments: 3-603.11 : OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE NOR REMINDER ON MENU OF CONSUMING RAW AND UNDERCOOKED (EGGS)FOODS MUST PROVIDE A
• Fail — 2023-08-28 00:00:00 () 9. NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED - Comments: OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT TCS FOODS SUCH AS (SHREEDED CHEESE)THAT THE FEMA
• Pass — 2022-12-05 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED THE RUBBER GASKET AROUND THE INTERIOR OF THE 2- DOOR COOLER IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND M
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2020-01-28 00:00:00 () 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED GRAB & GO FOOD ITEMS (PREPACKAGED DESSERTS) ON DISPLAY NOT PROPERLY LABELED. FACILITY HAS TWO FOOD ALLERGY NOTICE SIGNS POSTED, HOWEV
• No Entry — 2020-01-17 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-05-13 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE H
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-02-27 00:00:00 () 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. MANAGER ON DUTY HAS AN EXPIRED CITY OF
• Pass — 2017-02-16 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR RUBBER GASKETS AT THE 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR OF PREMISES,INSTRUCTED TO R
• Fail — 2017-02-09 00:00:00 () 22. DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK - Comments: OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS TO TEST THE SANITIZER AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,WHEN SINK IS
• Pass — 2016-05-20 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN THE FAN COVER INSIDE THE 2 DOOR COOLER TO REMOVE DUST. ALSO CLEAN AND DEFROST UPRIGHT FREEZER
• Pass — 2015-05-28 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN INTERIOR OF THE REACH-IN COOLER,HAS FOOD SPILLS AND OLD FOOD PARTICLES,IMSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAN
• Pass — 2014-02-27 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: HOODS & EXHAUSTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR AND FRONT SECTIONS OF PREP AREA, S
• Pass — 2013-04-03 00:00:00 () 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MOP SINK IN WASHROOM NOT CLEAN.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN MOP SINK IN WASHROOM.
• Pass — 2012-08-03 00:00:00 () 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED UNCLEAN CURTAINS IN WINDOWS.MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE.

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