Conditional

My Pollo

4630 N Cumberland Ave, Chicago, IL 60656

Restaurant ZIP 60656 Risk 1 (High)

Pass with Conditions · as of May 14, 2025

My Pollo was last inspected on May 14, 2025 with a result of “Pass w/ Conditions”. Inspectors found 3 violations, 2 of them critical.

Latest inspection

May 14, 2025 · License Re-Inspection

Conditional

Result: Pass w/ Conditions

2 critical1 general
  • CriticalManagement & training

    Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

    Inspector’s note: 2-102.14 (o) no employee health policy/verification available that each food employee has been informed of their responsibility to report information about their health and activities as they relate to disease transmissible through food. Must provide and maintain verification for each food employee. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010

    Official wording (code 3)

    Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

  • CriticalFood handling

    Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

    Inspector’s note: Found low temperature dish washing machine at improper final sanitizing rinse at 0 ppm chlorine concentration. Instructed manager to fix and maintain. A mechanical dishwashing machines should provide a final sanitizing rinse of either 50 – 100 ppm chlorine (for chemical sanitizing machine) or 180f final rinse (for hot water sanitizing machine). Dishmachine tagged 'held for inspection' instructed not to use until repaired. See comments. Priority violation 7-38-025

    Official wording (code 16)

    Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

  • GeneralFacility upkeep

    Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

    Inspector’s note: 4-501.12 instructed to refinish or replace cutting board with deep seams and stain on top of the prep cooler in front prep area

    Official wording (code 47)

    Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

Inspection history

2 inspections on record

  1. Fail

    License · Fail

    3 critical4 general Show violations
    • CriticalManagement & training

      Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

      Inspector’s note: No employee health policy/verification available that each food employee has been informed of their responsibility to report information about their health and activities as they relate to disease transmissible through food. Must provide and maintain verification for each food employee . Priority foundation violation 7-38-010

      Official wording (code 3)

      Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

    • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

      Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no hot running water at hand sink inside the washroom. Instructed to repair. Must provide hot running water at a minimum temperature of 100f. Priority violation 7-38-030 (c)

      Official wording (code 10)

      Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

    • CriticalFood handling

      Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

      Inspector’s note: Found low temperature dish washing machine at improper final sanitizing rinse at 0 ppm chlorine concentration. Instructed manager to fix and maintain. A mechanical dishwashing machines should provide a final sanitizing rinse of either 50 – 100 ppm chlorine (for chemical sanitizing machine) or 180f final rinse (for hot water sanitizing machine). Priority violation 7-38-025

      Official wording (code 16)

      Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

    • GeneralPests

      Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

      Inspector’s note: Incomplete licensed pest control logbook on premises. Instructed to provide a pest control log book with a complete contents (name of the pest control company and business license number, contract/service agreement, service report, chemicals used etc.) priority foundation violation 7-38-020 (c)

      Official wording (code 38)

      Insects, rodents, & animals not present

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain interior surfaces of dishmachine. -------must clean and maintain storage racks in the kitchen and inside the walk-in cooler.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Instructed to refinish or replace cutting board with deep seams and stain on top of the prep cooler in front prep area

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.

      Inspector’s note: Instructed to provide working drain stoppers at 3 compartment sink.

      Official wording (code 48)

      Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 18 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.