La Malinche

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 25, 2025
• address2110 S Halsted St, Chicago 60608

Is La Malinche clean?

La Malinche is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 25, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at La Malinche?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN IN THE NORTH TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 15 RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER THE TABLE WITH THE FLAT TOP GRILL AND PANINI PRESS. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINTS, SUCH AS A CAP OR A HAIR NET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINTS, SUCH AS A CAP OR A HAIR NET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Gloves Used Properly • 3-304.15 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT KNOWING WHEN TO CHANGE GLOVES. INSTRUCTED TO RE-VISIT PROPER GLOVE USE WITH ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  Gloves Used Properly • 3-304.15 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT KNOWING WHEN TO CHANGE GLOVES. INSTRUCTED TO RE-VISIT PROPER GLOVE USE WITH ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • 8-304.11(A) OBSERVED MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW. INSTRUCTED ALWAYS TO POST THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010(B).
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • 8-304.11(A) OBSERVED MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW. INSTRUCTED ALWAYS TO POST THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010(B).

When was La Malinche last inspected?

La Malinche has 8 inspections on record going back to December 29, 2020.

La Malinche vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, 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 April 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.