Mercado La Casita, Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 3, 2018 →
• address2632 W 51St St, Chicago 60632
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mercado La Casita, Inc clean?

Mercado La Casita, Inc is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on November 12, 2025, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on October 3, 2018. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Mercado La Casita, Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 3, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events

When was Mercado La Casita, Inc last inspected?

Mercado La Casita, Inc has 2 inspections on record going back to October 3, 2018.

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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.

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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 October 3, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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