Carniceria Aguacalientes

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 16, 2021
• address3132 W 26Th St, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Carniceria Aguacalientes clean?

Carniceria Aguacalientes is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 16, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Carniceria Aguacalientes?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 16, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT HANDWASH SINKS. INSTD TO PROVIDE HANDWASH SIGNAGE AND MAINTAIN
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CUTTING BOARDS AT FRONT COOKING PREP AREA HEAVILY STAINED AND WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE BOARDS AND MAINTAIN SAME. • RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTD TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • PREPARATION/DUMP SINK MISSING IN BAR AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOOR IN GROCERY SECTION IN AISLES WITH RAW CONCRETE AND UNEVEN SURFACES. FLOOR IN FRONT OF WALK IN COOLER WITH MISSING TILES. INSTD TO REPAIR FLOOR THROUGH OUT SO AS TO BE A NON POROUS, SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MISSING AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREAS. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. WALL BASE THROUGH REAR IN DISREPAIR NOT TIGHT FITTING TO WALL. INSTD TO REPAIR WALLBASE/COVING AND MAINTAIN

When was Carniceria Aguacalientes last inspected?

Carniceria Aguacalientes has 2 inspections on record going back to September 16, 2021.

Carniceria Aguacalientes 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 36% of them.

Other spots in South Lawndale

• ✓ Carniceria Aguacalientes
  clean · September 16, 2021
• ✓ Carniceria Aguacalientes
  clean · September 16, 2021
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  mid · January 5, 2022
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  mid · June 17, 2022
• ✓ Stop & Save Shop
  clean · December 7, 2021
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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 September 16, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.