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Isidro's Tamales
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 4, 2026
- address2841 W 59Th St, Chicago 60629
- cuisineWholesale
Is Isidro's Tamales clean?
Isidro's Tamales is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Isidro's Tamales?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN HOT HOLD UNITS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED BASEBOARDS ALONG BOTTOM OF WALLS IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR/ENCLOSE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Isidro's Tamales last inspected?
Isidro's Tamales has 12 inspections on record going back to March 22, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 14, 2023 | Fail | |
| November 9, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2022 | Fail | |
| June 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 21, 2012 | Pass | |
| March 30, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2011 | Fail |
Isidro's Tamales vs Gage Park
Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.