Carnitas Don Rafa, Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 12, 2026 →
• address4597 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Carnitas Don Rafa, Inc. clean?

Carnitas Don Rafa, Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 12, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Carnitas Don Rafa, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Food Separated And Protected
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Carnitas Don Rafa, Inc. last inspected?

Carnitas Don Rafa, Inc. has 15 inspections on record going back to June 8, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Carnitas Don Rafa, Inc. vs Archer Heights

Archer Heights runs 78% clean across 154 tracked restaurants — 118 clean, 30 mid, 3 cooked.

Against the 154 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 15% of them.

Other spots in Archer Heights

• ✓! Dollar General
  mid · July 1, 2020
• ✓! Mariscos Luis-Ito
  mid · August 3, 2026
• ✓ Carnitas Don Rafa, Inc.
  clean · November 21, 2017
• ✓ Carnitas Don Rafa, Inc.
  clean · November 21, 2017
• ✓ Vida Abundante
  cooked · December 15, 2023
• ✓ Slice Factory
  cooked · March 3, 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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