Nancy's Tamales

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 18, 2010
• address1723 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60608

Is Nancy's Tamales clean?

Nancy's Tamales is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 18, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Nancy's Tamales?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2010. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Nancy's Tamales last inspected?

Nancy's Tamales has 2 inspections on record going back to February 18, 2010.

Nancy's Tamales vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 February 18, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.