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Los Molcajetes
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 23, 2023
- address3532 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Los Molcajetes clean?
Los Molcajetes is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 23, 2023. 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 Molcajetes?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 23, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-201.11 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT OR REPLACE METAL STORAGE RACKS WITH RUST ACCUMULATION INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE NON WORKING (2) LIGHTBULBS INSIDE 3 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN PREP/COOKING AREA.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE NON WORKING (2) LIGHTBULBS INSIDE 3 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN PREP/COOKING AREA.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 FOUND NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION
When was Los Molcajetes last inspected?
Los Molcajetes has 13 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 5, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| May 23, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 16, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 27, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 20, 2022 | Fail | |
| February 5, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 28, 2021 | Fail | |
| July 5, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 25, 2019 | Fail | |
| May 22, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 6, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2018 | Fail |
Los Molcajetes vs Irving Park
Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, 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 May 23, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.