Manolos Tamales, Inc. #1

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMay 16, 2024 →
• address5341 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Manolos Tamales, Inc. #1 clean?

Manolos Tamales, Inc. #1 is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 16, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Manolos Tamales, Inc. #1?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 16, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean

When was Manolos Tamales, Inc. #1 last inspected?

Manolos Tamales, Inc. #1 has 34 inspections on record going back to December 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Manolos Tamales, Inc. #1 vs Gage Park

Gage Park runs 81% clean across 207 tracked restaurants — 165 clean, 32 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 207 spots Cooked tracks in Gage 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 16, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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