El Indio Jeronimo

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 6, 2026
• address5000 S Western Ave, Chicago 60609
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is El Indio Jeronimo clean?

El Indio Jeronimo is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 6, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at El Indio Jeronimo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO EXPOSED SINK ON PREMISES. OBSERVED THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR AREA WITH NO HANDSINK CONVIENTLY LOCATED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL HANDSINK UNDER CITY PRESSURE WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SUPPLIED WITH SOAP AND HAND DRYING PROVISION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C)
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO UTILITY SINK ON SITE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF DIRTY MOP WATER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN UTILITY SINK.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COVERED RECEPTACLE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COVERED RECEPTACLE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN RESTROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN RESTROOM AND MAINTAIN.

When was El Indio Jeronimo last inspected?

El Indio Jeronimo has 2 inspections on record going back to June 26, 2026.

El Indio Jeronimo vs Gage Park

Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 9% of them.

Other spots in Gage Park

• ? Don Pan Bakery Inc
  cooked · April 2, 2012
• ✓ Famosa Bakery
  clean · June 1, 2022
• ✓ Luna's
  clean · April 22, 2011
• ✓ Kedzie Liquor
  clean · April 25, 2013
• ? La Haciendita
  cooked · October 21, 2010
• ✓! Pete's Market
  mid · July 8, 2025

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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 July 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.