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El Viejon Mexican Food
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 13, 2025
- address135 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60612
- cuisineMobile Food Preparer
Is El Viejon Mexican Food clean?
El Viejon Mexican Food is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Viejon Mexican Food?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2025. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was El Viejon Mexican Food last inspected?
El Viejon Mexican Food has 1 inspection on record going back to May 13, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2025 | Pass |
El Viejon Mexican Food vs East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 May 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.