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Carniceria La Mejor Produce, Inc.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 25, 2025
- address2915 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60618
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Carniceria La Mejor Produce, Inc. clean?
Carniceria La Mejor Produce, Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 25, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Carniceria La Mejor Produce, Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.17 INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR PAINT RAW WOOD (FRUITS AND VEGETABLE) DISPLAY SHELVES IN FRONT DISPLAY AREA. • 4-101.19 INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE PLASTIC SODA CRATES OR MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-301.12 INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE MEAT PREP AREA.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-301.12 INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE MEAT PREP AREA.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN PREP AND STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR PRODUCE PREP AREA AND IN MEAT PREP AREA.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, MAINTAIN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS, UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR STORAGE AREA BY THE EXIT DOOR.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 SOME FOOD HANDLER WITH EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CURRENT CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 SOME FOOD HANDLER WITH EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CURRENT CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.
When was Carniceria La Mejor Produce, Inc. last inspected?
Carniceria La Mejor Produce, Inc. has 18 inspections on record going back to September 20, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 18, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 2, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 25, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 28, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 16, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 2, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2018 | Fail | |
| April 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2016 | Pass |
Carniceria La Mejor Produce, Inc. vs Avondale
Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.
Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.