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Manolo's Tamales #3
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 23, 2022
- address2455 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60623
Is Manolo's Tamales #3 clean?
Manolo's Tamales #3 is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 23, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Manolo's Tamales #3?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 23, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED GREASE TRAP TO BE RUSTED AND SEEPING WASTE LIQUID AT BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED GREASE TRAP TO BE RUSTED AND SEEPING WASTE LIQUID AT BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED YELLOW PAINT PEELING FROM WALL IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GRIME ON WALK IN COOLER FLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2562147 DATED: 8/15/22 NOT CORRECTED; #51 OBSERVED A LEAK FROM THE FAUCET NECK OF THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE PRODUCE PREP ROOM; REPAIR LEAK #55 OBSERVED WATER-STAINED CEILING TILE THROUGHOUT; REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL VIOLATIONS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2562147 DATED: 8/15/22 NOT CORRECTED; #51 OBSERVED A LEAK FROM THE FAUCET NECK OF THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE PRODUCE PREP ROOM; REPAIR LEAK #55 OBSERVED WATER-STAINED CEILING TILE THROUGHOUT; REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL VIOLATIONS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
When was Manolo's Tamales #3 last inspected?
Manolo's Tamales #3 has 27 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| December 23, 2022 | Fail | |
| August 15, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 21, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2021 | Fail | |
| July 24, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2020 | Fail | |
| July 26, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 22, 2019 | Fail | |
| July 15, 2019 | Fail | |
| January 17, 2019 | Pass | |
| December 7, 2018 | Fail |
Manolo's Tamales #3 vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, 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 December 23, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.