El Mecado Barato

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 26, 2014
• address5206 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is El Mecado Barato clean?

El Mecado Barato is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 26, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at El Mecado Barato?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD PILLARS ON SALES FLOOR
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD PILLARS ON SALES FLOOR
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACEOR REPAIR STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR,MISSING AND LOOSE WALLBASES IN WALK IN COOLER,MOLDED WALL NEAR PREP TABLE IN REAR AREA.MUST SEAL GAP IN BETWEEN WALLBASES AND FLOOR NEAR REAR DOOR.MUST CLEAN DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHTS IN TOILET ROOM
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACEOR REPAIR STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR,MISSING AND LOOSE WALLBASES IN WALK IN COOLER,MOLDED WALL NEAR PREP TABLE IN REAR AREA.MUST SEAL GAP IN BETWEEN WALLBASES AND FLOOR NEAR REAR DOOR.MUST CLEAN DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHTS IN TOILET ROOM
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,ORGANIZE,OR REMOVE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTS OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR AREA,WALK IN COOLER,ON SALES FLOOR AND 2ND FL

When was El Mecado Barato last inspected?

El Mecado Barato has 3 inspections on record going back to August 18, 2014.

El Mecado Barato vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 31% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 244 clean, 76 mid, 462 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 August 26, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.