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Barbacoa & Carnitas Don Chepe Inc.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 27, 2026
- address3116 W Pope John Paul Ii Dr, Chicago 60632
Is Barbacoa & Carnitas Don Chepe Inc. clean?
Barbacoa & Carnitas Don Chepe Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Barbacoa & Carnitas Don Chepe Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11: OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON DRAINAGE CEILING TRACKS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT TO PREVENT PEELING PAINT FROM CONTAMINATING FOOD IN WALK IN COOLER AND SMOOTHLY REPAINT DRAINAGE CEILING TRACKS IN WALK IN COOLER. OBSERVED NO RIGHT SPLASH GUARD ON HANDWASHING SINK IN BEVERAGE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL RIGHT SPLASH GUARD ON HANDWASHING SINK IN BEVERAGE STATION TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT TO THE RIGHT OF SAID HANDWASHING SINK.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11: OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON DRAINAGE CEILING TRACKS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT TO PREVENT PEELING PAINT FROM CONTAMINATING FOOD IN WALK IN COOLER AND SMOOTHLY REPAINT DRAINAGE CEILING TRACKS IN WALK IN COOLER. OBSERVED NO RIGHT SPLASH GUARD ON HANDWASHING SINK IN BEVERAGE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL RIGHT SPLASH GUARD ON HANDWASHING SINK IN BEVERAGE STATION TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT TO THE RIGHT OF SAID HANDWASHING SINK.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 4-301.16: OBSERVED NO PREP/DUMP SINK IN BEVERAGE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A PREP/DUMP SINK IN BEVERAGE STATION A MINIMUM OF ONE SINK USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION, OBTAINING WATER AND DISCARDING LIQUID WASTE IS REQUIRED IN ANY PREPARATION AREA. • 5-204.12: UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON DUCTS IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND SMOOTHLY REPAINT DUCTS IN FRONT PREP AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING CEILING PAINT IN MIDDLE PREP AREA WITH COOKING EQUIPMENT NEAR WINDOW. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND SMOOTHLY REPAINT CEILING IN SAID AREA AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSTALLED IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. OBSERVED NON WORKING SMALL HOOD INSTALLED ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON SOUTH WALL NEAR WINDOW IN MIDDLE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION(SMALL HOOD INSTALLED ON SOUTH WALL) OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT NEAR WINDOW IN MIDDLE PREP AREA.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSTALLED IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. OBSERVED NON WORKING SMALL HOOD INSTALLED ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON SOUTH WALL NEAR WINDOW IN MIDDLE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION(SMALL HOOD INSTALLED ON SOUTH WALL) OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT NEAR WINDOW IN MIDDLE PREP AREA.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.
When was Barbacoa & Carnitas Don Chepe Inc. last inspected?
Barbacoa & Carnitas Don Chepe Inc. has 2 inspections on record going back to May 19, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 19, 2026 | Fail |
Barbacoa & Carnitas Don Chepe Inc. vs Brighton Park
Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.
Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 May 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.