El Molcajete

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 26, 2010
• address2863 E 95Th St Fl, Chicago 60617

Is El Molcajete clean?

El Molcajete is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 26, 2010. 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 Molcajete?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY COVER, DATE AND LABEL ALL COOKED OR REPACKAGED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN REACH-IN COOLERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY COVER, DATE AND LABEL ALL COOKED OR REPACKAGED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN REACH-IN COOLERS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS, COOLERS AND CUTTING BOARDS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS IN REAR AROUND SHELVES, SINKS AND EQUIPMENTS. ALSO, CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS AND REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS IN REAR AROUND SHELVES, SINKS AND EQUIPMENTS. ALSO, CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS AND REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST FIX LEAK AT THE PIPE OF THE 3-COMP. SINK IN THE REAR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE ANY AND ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES (I.E. BABY STROLLER, LADDER, ETC.) FROM REAR AND ORGANIZE AREA

When was El Molcajete last inspected?

El Molcajete has 3 inspections on record going back to August 19, 2010.

El Molcajete vs Calumet Heights

Calumet Heights runs 73% clean across 165 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 28 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 165 spots Cooked tracks in Calumet Heights, 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, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.