Cochinita

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 15, 2017
• address3938 N Central Ave, Chicago 60634

Is Cochinita clean?

Cochinita is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 15, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cochinita?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, AND REPAINT RUSTY METAL RACKS OR REPLACE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, AND REPAINT RUSTY METAL RACKS OR REPLACE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO RESEAL UNSEALED FLOOR BASEBOARD BY 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP/COOKING AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO RESEAL UNSEALED FLOOR BASEBOARD BY 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP/COOKING AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED MISSING TILE/HOLE ON WALL NEXT TO KITCHEN HOOD. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.---------FOUND COUNTER TOP NEXT TO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN BAR AREA IN POOR REPAIR (PEELING WOOD). INSTRUCTED TO FIX.----------MUST USE PROPER RAISED STORAGE SHELVES 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING IN REAR GARAGE STORAGE AREA. NO MILK CRATES.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED MISSING TILE/HOLE ON WALL NEXT TO KITCHEN HOOD. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.---------FOUND COUNTER TOP NEXT TO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN BAR AREA IN POOR REPAIR (PEELING WOOD). INSTRUCTED TO FIX.----------MUST USE PROPER RAISED STORAGE SHELVES 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING IN REAR GARAGE STORAGE AREA. NO MILK CRATES.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR STRIPPED (HOT WATER) FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT BAR SINK BEHIND BAR.----------MUST REPAIR LOOSE FAUCET(NECK AND HANDLE) AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP/COOKING AREA.

When was Cochinita last inspected?

Cochinita has 16 inspections on record going back to June 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cochinita vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 37% of them.

Other spots in Portage Park

• ✓ Cochinita
  clean · June 1, 2010
• ✓! Martin's Mini-Market
  mid · December 9, 2021
• ✓ Pizza By Alex
  clean · November 25, 2014
• ✓! Bp
  mid · May 12, 2020
• ✓ Las Tarascas Mexican Restaurant
  clean · June 21, 2012
• ✓ Brothers And Fathers Pizzeria
  clean · April 23, 2012

See every restaurant inspection in Portage Park →

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 15, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.