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Los Chepes
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 22, 2025
- address3116 W Pope John Paul Ii Dr, Chicago 60632
Is Los Chepes clean?
Los Chepes is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Los Chepes?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼hand hygiene slippingcriticalProper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER CONSUMING A BANANA WITH GLOVES ON IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGERS THAT EMPLOYEES MUST CONSUME BEVERAGES/FOOD IN DESIGNATED AREAS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, EQUIPMENT, AND UTENSILS.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINER UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEAANBLE
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVER ON TRASH RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVER AND MAINTAINToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVER ON TRASH RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVER AND MAINTAIN
When was Los Chepes last inspected?
Los Chepes has 10 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| October 22, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2023 | Fail | |
| July 19, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 22, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 28, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2018 | Fail |
Los Chepes vs Brighton Park
Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.
Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 October 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.