Las Carnitas Uruapan

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 7, 2026
• address2813-15 W 55Th St, Chicago 60632

Is Las Carnitas Uruapan clean?

Las Carnitas Uruapan is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Las Carnitas Uruapan?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED PINK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE ON UPPER INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE BEHIND SHIELD. INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY ICE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OPENING AT LEFT BASE OF REAR EXIT DOOR OF WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED PLASTIC SHEET USED TO COVER CONTAINERS OF PORK IN HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER MULTIUSE LIDS/COVERS FOR PANS THAT ARE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED TO BE DURABLE AND RETAIN THEIR CHARACTERISTIC QUALITIES UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED GREASE ON TOP EXTERIOR OF OUTSIDE OF BOTH GREASE CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR OF BOTH OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED GREASE ON TOP EXTERIOR OF OUTSIDE OF BOTH GREASE CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR OF BOTH OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS WALL AND FLOOR LINER BEHIND AND UNDERNEATH SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD LINERS FROM WALLS AND FLOORS BEHIND AND UNDERNEATH SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER, WALL AND FLOOR COVERINGS SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE NEAR ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE NEAR ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DUSTY CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED RUSTY CEILING VENTS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM CEILING VENTS IN REAR PREP AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED BLACK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE ON CAULK AND WALL ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BLACK MOLDLIKE CAULK, RECAULK AND CLEAN WALL ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED EXPIRED ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.

When was Las Carnitas Uruapan last inspected?

Las Carnitas Uruapan has 12 inspections on record going back to December 19, 2018.

Las Carnitas Uruapan vs Gage Park

Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.