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Delicias Mexicana
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 4, 2026
- address4148 W 26Th St, Chicago 60623
Is Delicias Mexicana clean?
Delicias Mexicana is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Delicias Mexicana?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED BEEF IMPROPERLY THAWING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE UNDER PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO THAW FOOD UNDER REFRIGERATION, COLD RUNNING WATER OR PART OF COOKING PROCESS.Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED BEEF IMPROPERLY THAWING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE UNDER PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO THAW FOOD UNDER REFRIGERATION, COLD RUNNING WATER OR PART OF COOKING PROCESS.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED FLY STRIP HANGING FROM CEILING IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE FLY STRIP FROM PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED STYROFOAM CUP STORED INSIDE BULK BEVERAGE CONTAINER AND USED AS DISPENSING UTENSIL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LONG HANDLE DISPENSING UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED STYROFOAM CUP STORED INSIDE BULK BEVERAGE CONTAINER AND USED AS DISPENSING UTENSIL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LONG HANDLE DISPENSING UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGERS. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was Delicias Mexicana last inspected?
Delicias Mexicana has 23 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 20, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 15, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 15, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 8, 2022 | Fail | |
| November 28, 2022 | — | |
| October 18, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 10, 2020 | — | |
| May 9, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 12, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2018 | Fail |
Delicias Mexicana vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 June 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.