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Nuestro Mexico Lindo
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 11, 2025
- address6530-6532 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60629
Is Nuestro Mexico Lindo clean?
Nuestro Mexico Lindo is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 11, 2025. 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 Nuestro Mexico Lindo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN HOT HOLDING AND PREP AREA UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE LIDS/COVERINGS.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN HOT HOLDING AND PREP AREA UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE LIDS/COVERINGS.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED IMPROPERLY ON TOP OF THE PREP AREA TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED IMPROPERLY ON TOP OF THE PREP AREA TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS/CONTAINERS.
When was Nuestro Mexico Lindo last inspected?
Nuestro Mexico Lindo has 8 inspections on record going back to December 9, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| July 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2024 | — | |
| July 2, 2024 | — | |
| October 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 2, 2023 | — | |
| December 9, 2021 | Pass |
Nuestro Mexico Lindo vs West Lawn
West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, 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 July 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.