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Estela Minimarket
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 8, 2026
- address1315 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60642
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Estela Minimarket clean?
Estela Minimarket is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Estela Minimarket?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.12 OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH/REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS. • 4-101.19 OBSERVED MILK CRATES ON THE FLOOR IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED FACILITY MAINTAINS OLD/UNUSED/BROKEN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD/REMOVE FROM THE PREMISES.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHTBULB ABOVE THE GRILL/FRYER AREA IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREA.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHTBULB ABOVE THE GRILL/FRYER AREA IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREA.
When was Estela Minimarket last inspected?
Estela Minimarket has 25 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2026 | — | |
| May 28, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 7, 2026 | — | |
| August 26, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2024 | Fail | |
| May 24, 2024 | Fail | |
| November 24, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2023 | Fail | |
| November 8, 2023 | — | |
| March 2, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Estela Minimarket vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 June 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.