Chisme Express Inc.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 12, 2025
• address5955 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60629

Is Chisme Express Inc. clean?

Chisme Express Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 12, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chisme Express Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS UNCOVERED STORED IN PREP AREA COOLER NEAR THE GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED FOOD GRADE LIDS/COVERINGS. OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS (SODA POP) STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE FRONT OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON SHELVING UNITS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS UNCOVERED STORED IN PREP AREA COOLER NEAR THE GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED FOOD GRADE LIDS/COVERINGS. OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS (SODA POP) STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE FRONT OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON SHELVING UNITS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-502.11(A;C) MISSING LID FOR ICE MACHINE, USING A GARBAGE BAG AS COVER. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER COVER FOR ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. RUST NOTED AT BOTTOM OF GREASE TRAP OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF MOPS IN AND NEAR THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY.

When was Chisme Express Inc. last inspected?

Chisme Express Inc. has 23 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chisme Express Inc. vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 27% of them.

Other spots in West Elsdon

• ✕ El Potrillo
  cooked · March 13, 2020
• ✓ Kostner Citgo
  clean · March 3, 2011
• ✓! Subway
  mid · March 23, 2017
• ? West Lawn Foods
  cooked · November 16, 2011
• ✓ Let Them Eat Cake
  clean · May 17, 2016
• ✓ Manny's Express Midway
  clean · May 17, 2016

See every restaurant inspection in West Elsdon →

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 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.