Lalo's Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 13, 2018
• address4126 W 26Th St, Chicago 60623

Is Lalo's Restaurant clean?

Lalo's Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 13, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Lalo's Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 13, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELF .
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELF .
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,OVER HEAD GLASS STORAGE SHELVES IN DISH WASHING AREA,RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CHEST FREEZER LID AND GASKETS,GASKET ON 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER ,LIDS DAMAGED ON DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS UNDER REAR PREP TABLE AND REAR STORAGE AREA.DAMAGED LOWER SHELF OF SCRAPE TABLE.MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND BAR AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,OVER HEAD GLASS STORAGE SHELVES IN DISH WASHING AREA,RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CHEST FREEZER LID AND GASKETS,GASKET ON 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER ,LIDS DAMAGED ON DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS UNDER REAR PREP TABLE AND REAR STORAGE AREA.DAMAGED LOWER SHELF OF SCRAPE TABLE.MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND BAR AREA.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM GRILL TABLES,PIPES,DISH RACKS,EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,WALK IN COOLER FANGUARD COVERS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING BASEMENT.MUST GROUT FLOOR UNDER GRILL NEAR WALL.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED,LOOSE FLOORING IN DISH WASHING AREA.MUST PROVIDE A FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN BASEMENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING BASEMENT.MUST GROUT FLOOR UNDER GRILL NEAR WALL.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED,LOOSE FLOORING IN DISH WASHING AREA.MUST PROVIDE A FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN BASEMENT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALL AND CEILING IN DISH WASHING/PREP AREA,MISSING & LOOSE WALL BASES IN SAME AREA,STAINED CEILING TILES.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM WALL NEAR FRYER CABINET.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE RUSTED OUT LOWER INTERIOR PANEL OF WALK IN COOLER DOOR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALL AND CEILING IN DISH WASHING/PREP AREA,MISSING & LOOSE WALL BASES IN SAME AREA,STAINED CEILING TILES.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM WALL NEAR FRYER CABINET.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE RUSTED OUT LOWER INTERIOR PANEL OF WALK IN COOLER DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A FAUCET AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE VENTILATION NOT WORKING IN WOMEN'S TOILETROOM AND IN REAR PREP AREA HOOD.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE CLEAN APRONS FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE CLEAN APRONS FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR NEW EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR NEW EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.

When was Lalo's Restaurant last inspected?

Lalo's Restaurant has 17 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Lalo's Restaurant vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 32% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 216 clean, 40 mid, 409 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 June 13, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.