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5411 Empanadas
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 25, 2026
- address2045 W North Ave, Chicago 60647
Is 5411 Empanadas clean?
5411 Empanadas is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 25, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at 5411 Empanadas?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-602.11 OBSERVED SAUCE WITHOUT INGREDIENT LABELS IN PREP COOLER LOCATED NEAR OVEN, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER STORED ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE, REMOVE ALL UNNECESARY ITEMS AND ELEVATE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT HIDING SPACE FOR PEST
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW
When was 5411 Empanadas last inspected?
5411 Empanadas has 15 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 29, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 30, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2023 | Fail | |
| March 23, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 16, 2022 | Fail | |
| July 29, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 22, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 17, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions |
5411 Empanadas vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.