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Mexique
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 5, 2017
- address1529 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60642
Is Mexique clean?
Mexique is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 5, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Mexique?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 5, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📄consumer advisory missingToxic Items Properly Stored, Labeled And Used • FOUND BEVERAGE AND FOOD ITEMS STORED NEXT TO TOXIC CHEMICALS: OBSERVED AN OPEN CONTAINER OF THE CLEANING PRODUCT "COMET" WITH DUST PARTICLES OF THE PRODUCT ON THE TOP OF THE BOTTLE SHAKER WITH BOTTLE OPENERS AND BEVERAGE ITEMS STORED NEXT TO THE CLEANING PROUCT UNDER COMPUTER BEHIND THE BAR. ANY PRODUCT CONTAINING CHEMICALS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND STORED SEPARATELY AWAY FROM ANY FOOD AND/OR FOOD CONTACT SURACES. MANAGER RELOCATED THE CLEANING PRODUCT AWAY FROM ANY FOOD ITEMS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED PINK BUILDUP ON THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE DISCOLORATION AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST THE DEEP FREEZER IN THE REAR KITCHEN TO REMOVE FROST BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR WALLS AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED PINK BUILDUP ON THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE DISCOLORATION AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST THE DEEP FREEZER IN THE REAR KITCHEN TO REMOVE FROST BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD STORAGE RACKS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
When was Mexique last inspected?
Mexique has 15 inspections on record going back to January 28, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| September 5, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 19, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 7, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 15, 2014 | — | |
| December 11, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 8, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2013 | Fail |
Mexique vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 September 5, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.