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Don Pedro Carnitas
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 18, 2025
- address1113 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608
Is Don Pedro Carnitas clean?
Don Pedro Carnitas is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 18, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Don Pedro Carnitas?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-402.12: OBSERVED AN OPENING IN THE LEFT, LOWER FLOOR IN THE VENTILATION STORAGE CLOSET IN THE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL PEST ENTRY/HARBOR POINTS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 8 EMPTY CANS OF TOMATOES STORED ON A SHELF IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECCESSARY ITEMS AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.13: OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE WALK-IN COOLERS, IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM STORAGE CLOSET AND UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11: OBSERVED NO LIGHT IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11: OBSERVED NO LIGHT IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR NEW EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR NEW EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FROM CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST TAKE ALLERGEN COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.
When was Don Pedro Carnitas last inspected?
Don Pedro Carnitas has 11 inspections on record going back to June 11, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 11, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 14, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 7, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 11, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 5, 2023 | Fail | |
| June 6, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 25, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 7, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 11, 2018 | Pass |
Don Pedro Carnitas 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 September 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.