Gorditas Santiago No. 2

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 25, 2026
• address3710 W 55Th St, Chicago 60632

Is Gorditas Santiago No. 2 clean?

Gorditas Santiago No. 2 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 25, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Gorditas Santiago No. 2?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS THAT CAN BE SERVED UNDERCOOKED OR COOKED TO ORDER WITH NO ASTERISK IDENTIFYING IT AS SUCH. INSTRUCTED TO ADD AN ASTERISK TO ALL ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS THAT CAN BE SERVED UNDERCOOKED OR COOKED TO ORDER. OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE ON MENU STATING THAT ASTERISKED ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS ARE SERVED UNDERCOOKED OR COOKED TO ORDER. INSTRUCTED TO ADD DISCLOSURE TO MENU STATING THAT ASTERISKED ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS ARE SERVED UNDERCOOKED OR COOKED TO ORDER. OBSERVED NO REMINDER STATEMENT ON MENU. INSTRUCTED TO ADD REMINDER STATEMENT TO MENU. CORRECTED ON SITE, ASTERISKS ADDED TO ALL ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS THAT CAN BE SERVED UNDERCOOKED OR COOKED TO ORDER, DISCLOSURE ADDED TO MENU STATING THAT ALL ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS WITH AN ASTERISK ARE SERVED UNDERCOOKED OR COOKED TO ORDER AND OBSERVED REMINDER STATEMENT ADDED TO MENU BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FOR HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA INSTALLED ABOVE SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AND REINSTALL PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FOR HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA SO THAT IT SHALL NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD OR EQUIPMENT INSIDE OF SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FROM WET DRIPPING HANDS AFTER HANDWASHING.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FOR HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA INSTALLED ABOVE SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AND REINSTALL PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FOR HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA SO THAT IT SHALL NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD OR EQUIPMENT INSIDE OF SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FROM WET DRIPPING HANDS AFTER HANDWASHING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • SMALL CERAMIC/CLAY PITCHERS USED FOR STORING COFFEE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE SMALL CERAMIC/CLAY PITCHERS ARE LEAD-FREE OR CONTAIN LEAD-SAFE LEVELS AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH ON-SITE OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES. • OBSERVED RUST ON SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER, NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. OBSERVED RUST AND PEELING PAINT ON SHELF ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND PEELING PAINT FROM SHELF ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED RUST ON MULTIPLE CEILING VENTS IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AND NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM CEILING VENTS IN FACILITY AND SMOOTHLY REPAINT FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING CAULK ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING CAULK AND SMOOTHLY RECAULK ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

When was Gorditas Santiago No. 2 last inspected?

Gorditas Santiago No. 2 has 10 inspections on record going back to October 19, 2017.

Gorditas Santiago No. 2 vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.