Cooked?La Cocina De Carmelita
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The current published rating reads cooked. The dated inspection has the receipts.
- resultFail
- critical violations3
- last inspectedOctober 7, 2026 →
- address2300 S Throop St, Chicago 60608
- cuisineMobile Food Preparer
Is La Cocina De Carmelita clean?
La Cocina De Carmelita is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 7, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🚩.
What did inspectors find at La Cocina De Carmelita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
When was La Cocina De Carmelita last inspected?
La Cocina De Carmelita has 1 inspection on record going back to October 7, 2026.
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October 7, 2026 Fail
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View full inspection →La Cocina De Carmelita vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 81% clean across 707 tracked restaurants — 560 clean, 96 mid, 39 cooked.
Against the 707 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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