El Mofonguito

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 2, 2025
• address3625 W North Ave, Chicago 60647

Is El Mofonguito clean?

El Mofonguito is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 2, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Mofonguito?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD. MUST MAINTAIN
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK & PRODUCE CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. • OBSERVED RAW BEEF STORED IN PLASTIC THANK YOU BAG IN WALK IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY. • OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPERS MISSING FOR ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. • OBSERVED RUSTED BOTTOM OF PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP FULL OF RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST, AND OR REPLACE; SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HANDSINK FAUCET IN FRONT PREP LEKING FROM HOT & COLD WATER HANDLES AND FAUCET SPOUT SPRAYING TO SIDE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRTY AND DUSTY FANS IN THE DISH AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FLOOR AIR VENTS FULL OF FOOD DEBRIS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR GROUNT, MISSING TILES AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AND IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED CLUTTER STORED ON FLOOR THROUGH OUT REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was El Mofonguito last inspected?

El Mofonguito has 8 inspections on record going back to June 16, 2020.

El Mofonguito vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 October 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.