Big Quesadillas Machete

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 2, 2026
• address4888 1/2 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Big Quesadillas Machete clean?

Big Quesadillas Machete is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 2, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Big Quesadillas Machete?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF REAR EXIT OUTER WOODEN DOOR LEADING TO OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11: OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKET ON RIGHT DOOR OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA ACROSS FROM COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED GASKET ON RIGHT DOOR OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA ACROSS FROM COOKLINE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 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 grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11: OBSERVED NON SMOOTH LOWER WALL WITH PEELING PAINT TO THE RIGHT OF HANDWASHING SINK AND DRAINBOARD OF WASH COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND SMOOTHLY REPAIR WALL IN SAID AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND MAINTAIN.

When was Big Quesadillas Machete last inspected?

Big Quesadillas Machete has 11 inspections on record going back to July 5, 2018.

Big Quesadillas Machete vs Archer Heights

Archer Heights runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 56 mid, 33 cooked.

Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 35% of them.

Other spots in Archer Heights

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• ✓ Jb Hunt Cafeteria
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• ✓! Pizza Hut
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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 February 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.