Los Cuatos Mercado

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 1, 2024
• address4531-4535 W Marquette Rd, Chicago 60629
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Los Cuatos Mercado clean?

Los Cuatos Mercado is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 1, 2024. 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 Los Cuatos Mercado?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • 2-101.11 PIC WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTD TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (DELI MEAT, BEEF, CHICKEN) INSTD TO HAVE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • IMPROPER THAWING ON FROZEN PORK IN REAR ON COUNTER. INSTD TO THAW PROPERLY (IE UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, UNDER REFRIGERATION, ETC)
  Approved Thawing Methods Used • IMPROPER THAWING ON FROZEN PORK IN REAR ON COUNTER. INSTD TO THAW PROPERLY (IE UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, UNDER REFRIGERATION, ETC)
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF MEAT SLICER WITH DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVER ON WASTE RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVER AND MAINTAIN
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVER ON WASTE RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVER AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOOR DRAINS IN PREP AREAS WITH EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

When was Los Cuatos Mercado last inspected?

Los Cuatos Mercado has 4 inspections on record going back to June 13, 2022.

Los Cuatos Mercado vs West Lawn

West Lawn runs 39% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 138 clean, 28 mid, 190 cooked.

Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, 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 July 1, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.