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Mayan Palace
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 22, 2018
- address2703 N Halsted St, Chicago 60614
Is Mayan Palace clean?
Mayan Palace is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 22, 2018. 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 Mayan Palace?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 22, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS INSIDE PREP COOLERS AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABEL. MUST LABEL ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME PREPARED BY DATE AND/OR USED BY DATE.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS INSIDE PREP COOLERS AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABEL. MUST LABEL ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME PREPARED BY DATE AND/OR USED BY DATE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD-UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTER ABOVE COOKING EAQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALL UNDERNEATH DISH MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALL UNDERNEATH DISH MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD COVER ABOVE PREP COOLER IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPALCE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE ICE BIN IN THE FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE ICE BIN IN THE FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
When was Mayan Palace last inspected?
Mayan Palace has 12 inspections on record going back to October 28, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 13, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| March 22, 2018 | Pass | |
| July 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 29, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 26, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2012 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2012 | Fail | |
| March 1, 2012 | Fail | |
| October 28, 2010 | Pass |
Mayan Palace vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 22, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.