Machetes

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 25, 2017
• address4636 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60638

Is Machetes clean?

Machetes is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 25, 2017. 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 Machetes?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 25, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • PRE PACKAGED DESSERTS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL (SUPPLIES, ADDRESS, INGREDIENTS, ETC) OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • PRE PACKAGED DESSERTS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL (SUPPLIES, ADDRESS, INGREDIENTS, ETC) OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL ABOVE STEAM TABLE IN POOR REPAIR, PEELING PAINT. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL ABOVE STEAM TABLE IN POOR REPAIR, PEELING PAINT. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • UNUSED STOVE IN REAR. INSTD TO REMOVE STOVE OR PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.

When was Machetes last inspected?

Machetes has 5 inspections on record going back to February 11, 2015.

Machetes 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 0% of them.

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• ✓ Shell
  cooked · May 27, 2015
• ✓ Paleteria Y Neveria La Mexicana Always 2X1 Menu Lt
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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 January 25, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.