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Camaron Vaquero Inc.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 26, 2025
- address6242 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60629
Is Camaron Vaquero Inc. clean?
Camaron Vaquero Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 26, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Camaron Vaquero Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MISSING DOOR COVER TO ICE MACHINE UNIT NEAR BEVERAGE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER AND COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS/CONTAINERS.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDEAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
When was Camaron Vaquero Inc. last inspected?
Camaron Vaquero Inc. has 16 inspections on record going back to December 16, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 24, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 19, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 18, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| July 6, 2015 | Pass |
Camaron Vaquero Inc. vs West Lawn
West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.