Abuelo's Mexican Grill Inc.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 21, 2013
• address2007-2009 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60608

Is Abuelo's Mexican Grill Inc. clean?

Abuelo's Mexican Grill Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 21, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Abuelo's Mexican Grill Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 21, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL AND DATE COOKED FOODS IN COOLER.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL AND DATE COOKED FOODS IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CAN OPENER BLADE AT PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CAN OPENER BLADE AT PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN VENTS IN HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS AROUND, UNDER AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE ROOM.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS AROUND, UNDER AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE ROOM.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • SOME BULBS OUT IN KITCHEN; REPLACE FOR ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM NOT WORKING; REPAIR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN REAR STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER STORAGE OF WET MOPS, STORE WITH MOPHEAD UPWARD TO DRY. RECOMMENDED INSTALLING A MOP RACK IN WASHROOM NEAR UTILITY SINK FOR PROPER STORAGE OF MOP. ALSO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MOP HEAD.

When was Abuelo's Mexican Grill Inc. last inspected?

Abuelo's Mexican Grill Inc. has 7 inspections on record going back to February 7, 2011.

Abuelo's Mexican Grill Inc. vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 June 21, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.