Lito's Empanadas Ii

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 8, 2014
• address1437 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607

Is Lito's Empanadas Ii clean?

Lito's Empanadas Ii is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 8, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Lito's Empanadas Ii?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED 50 RAT DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT OF THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE RODENT ACTIVITY.OBSERVED OPENINGS AT THE UPSTAIRS FRONT AND BACK DOORS AND BASEMENT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE RODENT PROOF OUTER OPENINGS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED UNDER THE HOOD IN THE PREP AREA WITH ACCUMULATED DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD VENTS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED UNDER THE HOOD IN THE PREP AREA WITH ACCUMULATED DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD VENTS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTALL BACK FLOW PRENTER AT SODA DISPENSER OR PROVIDE PROOF OF INSTALLATION.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT OF THE PREMISES AND EXTRA EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE THE BACK DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND TO REMOVE EQUIPMENT FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

When was Lito's Empanadas Ii last inspected?

Lito's Empanadas Ii has 5 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2012.

Lito's Empanadas Ii vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 8, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.