Mariscos El Kora

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 2, 2026 →
• address5207-5209 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Mariscos El Kora clean?

Mariscos El Kora is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 2, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Mariscos El Kora?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices

When was Mariscos El Kora last inspected?

Mariscos El Kora has 16 inspections on record going back to September 19, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mariscos El Kora vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 80% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 157 clean, 36 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.

Other spots in West Elsdon

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• ✓! Reilly's Daughter Irish Pub
  mid · May 3, 2017
• ✓ Tabo Sushi
  cooked · April 4, 2019
• ✓ Tabo Sushi
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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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

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 September 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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