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La Chilangueada
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 1, 2021
- address5131 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639
Is La Chilangueada clean?
La Chilangueada is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 1, 2021. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at La Chilangueada?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2021, 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 • SERVED RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE UPRIGHT REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE. • OBSERVED RAW UNFINISHED WOOD PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE AND ABSORBENT SURFACES.
When was La Chilangueada last inspected?
La Chilangueada has 16 inspections on record going back to January 27, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| April 1, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2021 | Fail | |
| June 18, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2017 | Fail | |
| April 26, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 27, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 26, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 27, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 25, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 20, 2013 | Pass |
La Chilangueada vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 1, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.