Cooked?La Cuencanita Grocery
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 5, 2025 →
- address1839 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is La Cuencanita Grocery clean?
La Cuencanita Grocery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 5, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Cuencanita Grocery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
When was La Cuencanita Grocery last inspected?
La Cuencanita Grocery has 1 inspection on record going back to May 5, 2025.
May 5, 2025 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →La Cuencanita Grocery vs West Town
West Town runs 77% clean across 1,250 tracked restaurants — 958 clean, 251 mid, 29 cooked.
Against the 1,250 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 May 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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