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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 • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE GAP ALONG LEFT CORNER ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT ENTRY DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SURFACES AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST PROVIDE A HOOKING SYSTEM TO HANG UP WET MOPS. • MUST GROUT WALL & FLOOR TILES ON SALES FLOOR AND AT SERVICE COUNTER.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES UNDER MOP SINK,BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN FURNANCE ROOM,MISSING WALL BASES ON SALES FLOOR.MUST SEAL GAPS ALONG WALL BASES ON SALES FLOOR.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM.
When was La Cuencanita Grocery last inspected?
La Cuencanita Grocery has 1 inspection on record going back to May 5, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions |
La Cuencanita Grocery vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.