Boqueria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 7, 2026
• address801-811 W Fulton Market, Chicago 60607

Is Boqueria clean?

Boqueria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Boqueria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • THE FOLLOWING IN LARGE, DEEP CONTAINERS IN WALK IN COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES: LOBSTER STOCK AT 51.8F, VEGETABLE STOCK AT 55.2F, AND BRAVAS SAUCE AT 55.8F (ALL CONTAINERS LABELED WITH PREP DATES OF YESTERDAY 5/6/26). INSTD TO MAINTAIN COLD FOODS 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED. APPROX 20LBS $ 300 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A) PRIORITY
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • CLEAN MULTI USE UTENSILS STORED ON LOW SHELF UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE FROM SAID AREA AND STORE PROPERLY TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • CLEAN MULTI USE UTENSILS STORED ON LOW SHELF UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE FROM SAID AREA AND STORE PROPERLY TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CUTTING BOARDS AT FRONT HOT LINE WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • RUST ON CEILING VENT IN WAREWASHING AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • CRACKED LIGHTSHIELD IN WAREWASHING AREA. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • CRACKED LIGHTSHIELD IN WAREWASHING AREA. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN

When was Boqueria last inspected?

Boqueria has 11 inspections on record going back to November 19, 2019.

Boqueria vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.

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• ✓ Boqueria
  clean · November 21, 2019
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• ✓ Salerno's
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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 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.