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La Penca De Jalisco Corp
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 6, 2026
- address3640 W 59Th St, Chicago 60629
Is La Penca De Jalisco Corp clean?
La Penca De Jalisco Corp is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Penca De Jalisco Corp?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED IN REAR STORAGE AREA ON SHELVING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD SO SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED SHELVING IN FRONT TWO DOOR COLD HOLD UNIT WITH PEELING PAINT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED WOMEN'S RESTROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED WOMEN'S RESTROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN.
When was La Penca De Jalisco Corp last inspected?
La Penca De Jalisco Corp has 8 inspections on record going back to September 24, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 24, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 15, 2022 | — | |
| September 15, 2022 | — | |
| September 24, 2021 | Pass |
La Penca De Jalisco Corp vs West Elsdon
West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 March 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.