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Los Hermanos Food & Liquor
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 27, 2026
- address4101-4103 W 47Th St, Chicago 60632
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Los Hermanos Food & Liquor clean?
Los Hermanos Food & Liquor is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 27, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Los Hermanos Food & Liquor?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS FOR HAND DRYING AT HANDWASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. CORRECTED ON SITE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS FOR HAND DRYING AT HANDWASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM PROVIDED AT HANDWASHING SINK BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF LEFT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED 2 LITERS OF SODA STORED ON PALLETS IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED FOOD MAY NOT BE STORED IN LOCKER ROOMS, TOILET ROOMS, GARBAGE ROOMS, MECHANICAL ROOMS, UNDER SEWER LINES THAT ARE NOT SHIELDED, LEAKING WATER LINES, OPEN STAIRWELLS OR UNDER SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE 2 LITERS OF SODA STORED IN WASHROOM TO AN APPROPRIATE AREA FOR STORAGE IN FACILITY.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED 2 LITERS OF SODA STORED ON PALLETS IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED FOOD MAY NOT BE STORED IN LOCKER ROOMS, TOILET ROOMS, GARBAGE ROOMS, MECHANICAL ROOMS, UNDER SEWER LINES THAT ARE NOT SHIELDED, LEAKING WATER LINES, OPEN STAIRWELLS OR UNDER SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE 2 LITERS OF SODA STORED IN WASHROOM TO AN APPROPRIATE AREA FOR STORAGE IN FACILITY.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS SHELF LINER THROUGHOUT FACILITY ON SALES FLOOR ON SHELVES FOR CANDY, DIPS/SALSA AND CHIPS, IN COLD HOLDING UNITS AND IN WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD SHELF LINERS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FACILITY NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION-RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. OBSERVED BEVERAGES AND BOXES THROUGHOUT FACILITY STORED ON FLOOR, SODA CRATES OR PALLETS. OBSERVED LIQUOR AND BOXES STORED ON FLOOR IN CASHIER ENCLOSURE, OBSERVED SODA, LIQUOR AND BEER STORED ON SODA CRATES, PALLETS OR FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN BOTH REAR DRY STORAGE AREA, SALES FLOOR AND IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE USAGE OF SODA CRATES AND PALLETS FOR ELEVATION, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN WASHROOM FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING IN LARGE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA NEAR CEILING VENT. INSTRUCTED TO TO REMOVE STAIN AND SMOOTHLY REPAIR CEILING FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY IN LARGE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA NEAR CEILING VENT AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DEBRIS AND DIRT ON FLOORS UNDERNEATH SHELVING UNITS AND PALLETS ON SALES FLOOR, WALK IN COOLER AND BOTH REAR DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND CLEAN FLOORS ON SALES FLOOR, IN WALK IN COOLER AND IN BOTH REAR DRY STORAGE AREAS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BLACK BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BUILDUP, CLEAN INTERIOR OF UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED WET MOP DRYING IN INTERIOR OF UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MOP DRYING RACK FOR PROPER DRAINAGE AND DRYING OF MOPS TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHT IN LARGE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL NON WORKING LIGHTS IN LARGE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CEILING VENT IN LARGE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH UTILITY SINK COATED WITH DUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST AND CLEAN CEILING VENT IN LARGE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHT IN LARGE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL NON WORKING LIGHTS IN LARGE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CEILING VENT IN LARGE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH UTILITY SINK COATED WITH DUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST AND CLEAN CEILING VENT IN LARGE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN.
When was Los Hermanos Food & Liquor last inspected?
Los Hermanos Food & Liquor has 4 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 21, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 5, 2016 | Pass |
Los Hermanos Food & Liquor vs Archer Heights
Archer Heights runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 56 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 April 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.