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BIRRIERIA Y TAQUERIA EL ARANDAS

2025 W 47TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60609

Type: Restaurant

Risk Level: Risk 1 (High)

🍽️ Cuisine: Mexican

📍 Neighborhood: Grand Boulevard

License #: 2500945

14
Total Inspections
7
Passed
3
Failed
4
Conditional
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
Last Result

Inspection History

PASS W/ CONDITIONS Risk 1 (High)

Jun 13, 2025 Inspection

June 13, 2025• Canvass• 7 violations

Violation: 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED HANDSINK LOCATED IN (BEVERAGE / SALSA/CHIP) PREP AREA INACCESSIBLE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER...(+6 more)

PASS Risk 1 (High)

May 21, 2024 Inspection

May 21, 2024• Short Form Complaint• 2 violations

Violation: 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-102.11 NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS, FREEZERS, AND REFRIGERATION UNITS STORED IN...(+1 more)

PASS W/ CONDITIONS Risk 1 (High)

May 9, 2024 Inspection

May 9, 2024• Canvass• 5 violations

Violation: 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE COLD HOLD UNIT TO BE IMPROPER: CHICKEN AT 46.8 F...(+4 more)

PASS Risk 1 (High)

May 10, 2023 Inspection

May 10, 2023• Complaint• 2 violations

Violation: 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED BULK DRY STORAGE CONTAINER IN FRONT PREP AREA WITHOUT A COMMON NAME ON CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL CONTAINER AND MAINTAIN.(+1 more)

PASS Risk 1 (High)

Jan 17, 2023 Inspection

January 17, 2023• Canvass• 3 violations

Violation: 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING HANDWASH SIGN AT FRONT PREP AREA HANDWASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.(+2 more)

PASS Risk 1 (High)

Mar 30, 2022 Inspection

March 30, 2022• Canvass• 3 violations

Violation: 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE FRYERS AND EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE FRYER AND GRILL.(+2 more)

PASS W/ CONDITIONS Risk 1 (High)

Mar 11, 2021 Inspection

March 11, 2021• Canvass• 16 violations

Violation: 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION...(+15 more)

PASS W/ CONDITIONS Risk 1 (High)

Dec 16, 2019 Inspection

December 16, 2019• Canvass Re-Inspection• 8 violations

Violation: 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW GUIDELINES. I...(+7 more)

FAIL Risk 1 (High)

Dec 6, 2019 Inspection

December 6, 2019• Canvass• 15 violations

Violation: 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW GUID...(+14 more)

PASS Risk 1 (High)

May 30, 2018 Inspection

May 30, 2018• Canvass• 3 violations

Violation: 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: Observed spatulas stored in between wall and 3 compartment sink in kitchen. Mu...(+2 more)

FAIL Risk 1 (High)

Jun 29, 2017 Inspection

June 29, 2017• Canvass• 9 violations

Violation: 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY OR CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD(BEEF 203F)...(+8 more)

FAIL Risk 1 (High)

Nov 28, 2016 Inspection

November 28, 2016• License• 7 violations

Violation: 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: NO REFRIGERATION TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES OF COLD FOODS.(+6 more)

Health Department Contact

Department: Chicago Department of Public Health

Division: Food Protection Program

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More Information: Chicago Food Protection

Data sourced from Chicago Open Data Portal - Chicago Department of Public Health inspections