Cooked?Mercadito
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 14, 2026 →
- address2421-2423 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614
Is Mercadito clean?
Mercadito is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mercadito?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
When was Mercadito last inspected?
Mercadito has 3 inspections on record going back to March 18, 2026.
May 14, 2026 Pass
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View full inspection →May 12, 2026 Fail
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View full inspection →March 18, 2026 No Entry
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View full inspection →Mercadito vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 78% clean across 892 tracked restaurants — 687 clean, 174 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 892 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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.
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 May 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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