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El Mezquite
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 24, 2013
- address1756 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608
Is El Mezquite clean?
El Mezquite is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 24, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Mezquite?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 24, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOOD ITEMS IN REFRIGERATORS.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOOD ITEMS IN REFRIGERATORS.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CLEAN VENTS IN HOODED AREA ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CLEAN VENTS IN HOODED AREA ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR KITCHEN WHERE NEEDED.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR KITCHEN WHERE NEEDED.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS WITH END CAPS FOR LIGHTS ABOVE TWO COMP SINK IN REAR KITCHEN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET NECK OF ONE FAUCET AT THREE COMP SINK IN PREP AREA.
When was El Mezquite last inspected?
El Mezquite has 4 inspections on record going back to December 21, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| January 24, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 22, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 21, 2011 | Fail |
El Mezquite 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 January 24, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.