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La Chaparrita
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 21, 2026
- address2500 S Whipple St, Chicago 60623
Is La Chaparrita clean?
La Chaparrita is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 21, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Chaparrita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED DAMAGED DOOR GASKET ON REACH-IN COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET ON FRONT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER REAR HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was La Chaparrita last inspected?
La Chaparrita has 18 inspections on record going back to December 21, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Pass | |
| October 22, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 18, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 13, 2021 | Pass | |
| November 10, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2019 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
La Chaparrita vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, 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 April 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.