Carniceria Los Cuates

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 30, 2021
• address4531-4535 W Marquette Rd, Chicago 60629
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Carniceria Los Cuates clean?

Carniceria Los Cuates is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 30, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Carniceria Los Cuates?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 30, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS IN DRY STORAGE WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME WHEN ITEMS ARE NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS. • OBSERVED FOOD LABELS MISSING ON PACKAGED CHICHARRON FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RETAIL SALE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED ITEMS, WITH INGREDIENTS, NET WEIGHT, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED REAR EXIT WITH 1/4 TO 1/2 GAP UNDERNEATH DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RODENT PROOF DOOR BY SEALING GAP AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED FOR ELEVATION IN THE KITCHEN AREA, DISHWASHING AREA, AND DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS IN STAFF TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS IN STAFF TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Carniceria Los Cuates last inspected?

Carniceria Los Cuates has 4 inspections on record going back to March 14, 2018.

Carniceria Los Cuates 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 September 30, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.