Lupita's Quesadillas

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 8, 2022
• address5301 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60641

Is Lupita's Quesadillas clean?

Lupita's Quesadillas is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 8, 2022. 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 Lupita's Quesadillas?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES INFORMING EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES AS THEY RELATE TO DISEASES THAT ARE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARREAL EVENTS. ALSO OBSERVED NO KIT CONTAINING THE NECESSARY ITEMS FOR COMPLYING WITH THE PROCEDURE OF RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARREAL EVENTS INCLUDING NO SANITIZING SPRAY EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE AND KIT THAT INCLUDES A SANITIZING SPRAY EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARREAL EVENTS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN REAR PREP AREA AND REACH-IN COOLER LOCATED IN FRONT DISPENSING AREA NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 79.2F, 60.2F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN REFRIGERATOR AT 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(c). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK WITH AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF EXTERMINATION LOGS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MOP SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED WASTEWATER BACKUP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. WATER FROM ONE COMPARTMENT WAS IMPROPERLY DISPOSED TO ANOTHER COMPARTMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR WASTEWATER LINE.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED WASTEWATER BACKUP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. WATER FROM ONE COMPARTMENT WAS IMPROPERLY DISPOSED TO ANOTHER COMPARTMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR WASTEWATER LINE.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(b). ALL LICENSED RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS WITH A LIQUOR LICENSE SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER WITH COMMERCIAL REFUSE REMOVAL.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(b). ALL LICENSED RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS WITH A LIQUOR LICENSE SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER WITH COMMERCIAL REFUSE REMOVAL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING BASEBOARD IN FRONT DISPENSING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FLOOR BASEBOARD.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO LIGHTING IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHTING IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO LIGHTING IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHTING IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was Lupita's Quesadillas last inspected?

Lupita's Quesadillas has 3 inspections on record going back to July 8, 2022.

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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 8, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.