Mariscos El Oceano

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 12, 2025
• address5960 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60638

Is Mariscos El Oceano clean?

Mariscos El Oceano is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 12, 2025. 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 Oceano?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HANDWASH CLEANSER AT HANDWASH SINK IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. SOAP WAS PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION • NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT HANDWASH SINK IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN AT HANDWASH SINK AT ALL TIMES. PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE FOR VIOLATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ON WALK IN COOLER FLOOR. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES ON PROPER SHELVING AND MAINTAIN
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ON WALK IN COOLER FLOOR. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES ON PROPER SHELVING AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • MALE FOOD HANDLER IN PREP AREA WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTD TO WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RETRAINT AND MAINTAIN
  Personal Cleanliness • MALE FOOD HANDLER IN PREP AREA WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTD TO WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RETRAINT AND MAINTAIN
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CUTTING BOARD AT PREP LINE HEAVILY STAINED. INSTD TO REMOVE STAINS AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS • CERAMIC/CLAY DRINKING CUPS ON SITE. INSTD TO ENSURE CUPS ARE LEAD FREE OR LEAD SAFE LEVELS AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH ON SITE; OR REMOVE FROM PREMISE
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAK AT PIPE UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN MISSING PROPER STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, USING FOIL. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE

When was Mariscos El Oceano last inspected?

Mariscos El Oceano has 11 inspections on record going back to August 3, 2021.

Mariscos El Oceano vs Garfield Ridge

Garfield Ridge runs 73% clean across 147 tracked restaurants — 107 clean, 28 mid, 11 cooked.

Against the 147 spots Cooked tracks in Garfield Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.

Other spots in Garfield Ridge

• ✓ Mariscos El Oceano
  clean · August 13, 2021
• ✓ Ciao Ragazzi
  clean · November 24, 2025
• ✓ Ciao Ragazzi
  clean · November 2, 2021
• ✓! Major Nutrition
  mid · March 10, 2022
• ✓! Memorial Hall Club
  mid · September 14, 2023
• ✓ Edible Arrangment
  clean · January 6, 2025

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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 June 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.