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Carniceria El Porvenir
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 8, 2026
- address150 E Kensington Ave, Chicago 60628
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Carniceria El Porvenir clean?
Carniceria El Porvenir is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Carniceria El Porvenir?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • FOUND TONGS HANGING ON THE HANDLE OF THE DISPLAY CASE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE MULTI USE UTENSILS IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION. MAINTAIN SAME.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • FOUND TONGS HANGING ON THE HANDLE OF THE DISPLAY CASE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE MULTI USE UTENSILS IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION. MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS IN THE BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR WITH STAINS, DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS. -WALLS AROUND THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE REAR MEAT PREP AREA WITH STAINS AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS. • FOUND WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES IN FRONT OF THE MEAT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TILES AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND THE WALK IN COOLER LIGHT BULB BLOWN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING PER CITY CODE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND THE WALK IN COOLER LIGHT BULB BLOWN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING PER CITY CODE.
When was Carniceria El Porvenir last inspected?
Carniceria El Porvenir has 11 inspections on record going back to September 10, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2026 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 2, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 22, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 19, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 26, 2016 | Fail | |
| December 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 10, 2012 | Pass |
Carniceria El Porvenir vs West Pullman
West Pullman runs 61% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 128 clean, 37 mid, 45 cooked.
Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in West Pullman, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.