Cielito Lindo

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 3, 2012 →
• address2455 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60608
• cuisineWholesale

Is Cielito Lindo clean?

Cielito Lindo is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 3, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Cielito Lindo?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on February 3, 2012. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Cielito Lindo last inspected?

Cielito Lindo has 1 inspection on record going back to February 3, 2012.

Cielito Lindo vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 80% clean across 699 tracked restaurants — 551 clean, 98 mid, 38 cooked.

Against the 699 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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.

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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 February 3, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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