Mi Querido Mexico Inc.

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedOctober 11, 2023
• address4072 W 26Th St, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mi Querido Mexico Inc. clean?

Mi Querido Mexico Inc. is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 11, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Mi Querido Mexico Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 11, 2023, 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 • OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN KIT CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWEL AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION. • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND WASHING SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL REFRIDGERATION ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. LOGBOOK SHALL BE AVAILABLE UPON INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C) NO CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED A 1/2 INCH GAP AT THE SIDE OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL GAP TO RODENT PROOF DOOR TO PREVENT POSSIBLE RODENT ENTRY. • OBSERVED SEVERAL LIVE FRUIT FLIES SCATTERED THROUGH OUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE INSECTS ACTIVITY IN ALL AFFECTED AREAS, PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS RECOMMENDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) NO CITATION
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE A RECORD OF ANY CONTRACT WITH A WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF A CONTRACT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (B) NO CITATION ISSUED
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE A RECORD OF ANY CONTRACT WITH A WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF A CONTRACT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (B) NO CITATION ISSUED

When was Mi Querido Mexico Inc. last inspected?

Mi Querido Mexico Inc. has 1 inspection on record going back to October 11, 2023.

Mi Querido Mexico Inc. vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 October 11, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.