• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 26, 2026 →
• address7519 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60652

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Is El Cangrejo clean?

El Cangrejo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 26, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Cangrejo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container

When was El Cangrejo last inspected?

El Cangrejo has 3 inspections on record going back to September 9, 2025.

El Cangrejo vs West Lawn

West Lawn runs 79% clean across 172 tracked restaurants — 134 clean, 31 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 172 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 27% of them.

Other spots in West Lawn

• ✓ El Cangrejo
  clean · September 30, 2025
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  clean · December 10, 2025
• ✓ Fooda @ Daley College
  clean · October 23, 2025
• ✓ West Lawn One Stop Mart
  clean · January 20, 2026
• ✓ Bp
  clean · February 13, 2026
• ✓ A And L Energy And Wellness Bar
  clean · April 8, 2026

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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