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Mr. Pollo
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 21, 2023
- address3026 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Mr. Pollo clean?
Mr. Pollo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 21, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mr. Pollo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SLOW DRAINING HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP/SERVICE AREA.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN THE KITCHEN AND IN THE BASEMENT.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR NON WORKING VENTILATION HOOD IN THE KITCHEN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR NON WORKING VENTILATION HOOD IN THE KITCHEN.
When was Mr. Pollo last inspected?
Mr. Pollo has 12 inspections on record going back to July 11, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| March 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 8, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 31, 2022 | Fail | |
| August 3, 2021 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 21, 2020 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 2, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2017 | Fail |
Mr. Pollo vs Avondale
Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.
Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 March 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.