La Casa Del Pueblo Taqueria

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 6, 2026
• address1834 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago 60608

Is La Casa Del Pueblo Taqueria clean?

La Casa Del Pueblo Taqueria is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at La Casa Del Pueblo Taqueria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.12 NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEED WHERE WORN. OBSERVED BOARDS WITH DEEP CUTS INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD BUILD UP AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • 4-601.11(B) ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD BUILD UP AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 LEAK AT P-TRAP AT BASEMENT HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 FLOORS THROUGHOUT MAIN FLOOR PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. FLOORS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN'
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18 HOOD VENT FILTERS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18 HOOD VENT FILTERS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

When was La Casa Del Pueblo Taqueria last inspected?

La Casa Del Pueblo Taqueria has 12 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2018.

La Casa Del Pueblo Taqueria vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 53% 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 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.