Bajo Cero

• resultFail
• critical violations6
• last inspectedSeptember 20, 2018
• address2300 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60623

Is Bajo Cero clean?

Bajo Cero is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 20, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 6 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Bajo Cero?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 20, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Proper Use Of Restriction And Exclusioncritical
  Proper Use Of Restriction And Exclusion
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • 2-102.11 PIC DIDN'T DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD OPERATIONAT THIS TIME.MUST PROVIDE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO NCITATION ISSUED)
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2-1-2.12 OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW AND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY.MUST PROVIDE CERTIFICATE AND BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROCEDURE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-204.11 OBSERVED NO HAND SINK IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.MUST PROVIDE A HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO NCITATION ISSUED)
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17 OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING ON TCS FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION -NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-602.11 MUST PROVIDE LABELS FOR PALETAS WITH PROPER INFO GIVEN FROM MANUFACTURER AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-501.111 OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK WITH REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND NO RECEIPT OF SERVICE .MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C))
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-202.16 MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM LOWER WOOD SHELVING UNITS. • 4-101.19 MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVING UNITS UNDER SERVICE COUNTER. • 4-501.11 MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN SINK STOPPER HANDLE AT MIDDLE COMPARTMENT AT 3- COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.15 (B) OBSERVED NO OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER ON SITE TO DISPOSE OF TRASH.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B))
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.15 (B) OBSERVED NO OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER ON SITE TO DISPOSE OF TRASH.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B))
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT FURNANCE ROOM,STORAGE ROOM,REAR PREP AREA. • 6-201.13 MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN DINING AREA.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN DINING AREA.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • PA 100-3067 IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • PA 100-3067 IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367 OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION FOR FOOD MANAGERS.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.

When was Bajo Cero last inspected?

Bajo Cero has 5 inspections on record going back to May 31, 2016.

Bajo Cero vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.

Other spots in South Lawndale

• ✕ La Princesa Grocery
  cooked · July 12, 2016
• ✓ Caspian Kabab And Sandwiches
  clean · February 24, 2017
• ✓ Carnitas & Tacos Maravatio Inc.
  clean · October 7, 2020
• ✓ La Villita Restaurant
  clean · December 15, 2022
• ✓ La Villita Restaurant
  clean · September 2, 2016
• ✓ Mariscos La Roqueta Inc.
  clean · July 18, 2016

See every restaurant inspection in South Lawndale →

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 September 20, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.