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Don Churro
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 12, 2026
- address1626 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago 60608
- cuisineBakery
Is Don Churro clean?
Don Churro is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 12, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Don Churro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • DOWNSTAIRS WASHROOM IN NEED OF COVERED RECEPTACLE INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAINToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • DOWNSTAIRS WASHROOM IN NEED OF COVERED RECEPTACLE INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 1ST FLOOR STORAGE ROOM FLOOR IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FLOUR SPILLS INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENTILATION FILTERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAINAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENTILATION FILTERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
When was Don Churro last inspected?
Don Churro has 16 inspections on record going back to September 29, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 30, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2019 | Pass | |
| May 1, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 24, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 1, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 26, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2015 | Fail | |
| September 30, 2014 | Pass |
Don Churro vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 January 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.