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La Fortaleza De Arcelia Guerrero
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026
- address5958 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639
Is La Fortaleza De Arcelia Guerrero clean?
La Fortaleza De Arcelia Guerrero is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Fortaleza De Arcelia Guerrero?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN CONTAINERS IN ONE COOLER WITHOUT PROPER LABELING OF NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A LABEL REFLECTING THE FOOD ITEM'S NAME WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVE FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES UNDER THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AND BEHIND GREASE TRAP IN WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED PREP AREA AND BULK SUGAR CONTAINER UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED FOOD GRADE LIDS AND/OR COVERINGS WHEN STORING ALL FOOD ITEMS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED PREP AREA AND BULK SUGAR CONTAINER UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED FOOD GRADE LIDS AND/OR COVERINGS WHEN STORING ALL FOOD ITEMS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. RECOMMEND INCREASED CLEANING FREQUENCY OF EQUIPMENT.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CLUTTER IN STORAGE CLOSET ADJACENT TO WASHROOMS AND IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
When was La Fortaleza De Arcelia Guerrero last inspected?
La Fortaleza De Arcelia Guerrero has 14 inspections on record going back to February 15, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 21, 2026 | — | |
| February 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 28, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 7, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2024 | — | |
| April 26, 2024 | Fail | |
| May 16, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 11, 2022 | Fail | |
| February 11, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 4, 2021 | Fail |
La Fortaleza De Arcelia Guerrero 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 43% 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 January 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.