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Mekato's Colombian Bakery
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 23, 2014
- address5423 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Mekato's Colombian Bakery clean?
Mekato's Colombian Bakery is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 23, 2014. 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 Mekato's Colombian Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 23, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Light and ventilation covers through-out premises not cleaned. Intructed to detail clean and remove dust built-up.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Light and ventilation covers through-out premises not cleaned. Intructed to detail clean and remove dust built-up.
When was Mekato's Colombian Bakery last inspected?
Mekato's Colombian Bakery has 5 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| January 23, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 8, 2014 | Fail | |
| July 5, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Mekato's Colombian Bakery vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 32% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 293 clean, 67 mid, 556 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, 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 January 23, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.