Mexico Candies & Food

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 17, 2011
• address2802 S Karlov Ave, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mexico Candies & Food clean?

Mexico Candies & Food is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 17, 2011. 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 Mexico Candies & Food?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on November 17, 2011. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Mexico Candies & Food last inspected?

Mexico Candies & Food has 5 inspections on record going back to August 18, 2011.

Mexico Candies & Food vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 32% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 216 clean, 40 mid, 409 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, 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 November 17, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.