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El Nuevo Langostino
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 24, 2026
- address3111 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60618
Is El Nuevo Langostino clean?
El Nuevo Langostino is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Nuevo Langostino?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISH/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDEWarewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISH/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS IN THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BROKEN CRACKED , AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST AND DIRT BUILD UP ON WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION UNITS. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND UNDERNEATH FOOD STORAGE SHELVING THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT BULB OFF IN REAR OF BASEMENT. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE INTENSITY LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT BULB OFF IN REAR OF BASEMENT. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE INTENSITY LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN.
When was El Nuevo Langostino last inspected?
El Nuevo Langostino has 7 inspections on record going back to November 18, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 17, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 6, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 23, 2021 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2021 | Fail |
El Nuevo Langostino vs Irving Park
Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving 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 February 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.