Donaldo's Chiles & Spices

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 2, 2010
• address3759 W 26Th St, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Donaldo's Chiles & Spices clean?

Donaldo's Chiles & Spices is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 2, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Donaldo's Chiles & Spices?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. HAS CITY CERTIFICATE FOR DONALD MCCLUSKEY, BUT PERSON NOT ON DUTY AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST HAVE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY AT ALL TIME. SERVING NACHO WITH CHEESE AND ICE CREAM AT THIS TIME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE; DISPLAY SHELVES THRU-OUT PREMISES, MOP AND EXPOSED SINKS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT KITCHEN, WASHROOM, AND STORAGE ROOMS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT KITCHEN, WASHROOM, AND STORAGE ROOMS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS THRU-OUT KITCHEN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS THRU-OUT KITCHEN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION FOR STOVE IN KITCHEN OR REMOVE.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR MILK COOLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR MILK COOLER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THRU-OUT REAR STORAGE ROOMS, MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.

When was Donaldo's Chiles & Spices last inspected?

Donaldo's Chiles & Spices has 1 inspection on record going back to July 2, 2010.

Donaldo's Chiles & Spices 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 32% of them.

Other spots in South Lawndale

• ✓! Los Sauces Taqueria
  mid · January 6, 2010
• ? Supermercado Moroleon
  cooked · August 24, 2010
• ✓! Sunshine Grocery
  mid · August 12, 2010
• ✓ La Azteca Mini Market
  clean · July 23, 2010
• ✓ Miguel Grocery Store
  clean · August 2, 2011
• ✓ Bombon
  clean · September 9, 2013

See every restaurant inspection in South Lawndale →

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 July 2, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.