Mercadito Chicago

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 1, 2026 →
• address108-110 W Kinzie St, Chicago 60654

Is Mercadito Chicago clean?

Mercadito Chicago is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 1, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Mercadito Chicago?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Mercadito Chicago last inspected?

Mercadito Chicago has 28 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

History worth a look: 2 of these 11 displayed graded visits read cooked. The current result above stands on its own.

Mercadito Chicago vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 86% clean across 1,812 tracked restaurants — 1,540 clean, 240 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 1,812 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓ Mercadito Chicago
  clean · November 23, 2011
• ✓ Embassy Gifts
  cooked · June 3, 2010
• ✓ 7 Eleven
  clean · February 6, 2026
• ✓ 7 Eleven
  clean · July 27, 2010
• ✓! Subway
  cooked · July 16, 2013
• ✓ Nu-Abbott Hall
  clean · July 13, 2010

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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 June 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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