Nuevo Leon Restaurant

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 3, 2015
• address1515 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608

Is Nuevo Leon Restaurant clean?

Nuevo Leon Restaurant is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 3, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Nuevo Leon Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 3, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED TWO LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON FLOOR IN CORNER NEAR TORTILLA PREP TABLE AND GRILL IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1546744 ON 6-4-15. 45-PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. 30-LABEL BULK SUGAR CONTAINER IN REAR STORAGE AREA. 32-REACH-IN COOLERS IN NEED OF NEW RUBBER GASKETS. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 34-FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT MUST BE KEPT DRY AND FREE FROM BUILDUP. FLOORS AT 1ST FLOOR REAR PREP IN NEED OF GROUT. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 35-CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA(DUST BUILDUP. 38-PROPERLY CONNECT CONDENSATION WASTE LINE INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. 40- ALL REACH-IN AND WALK-IN COOLERS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 42-ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR CLEAN APRONS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, FRYER CABINETS, GRILL, STOVE, PREP TABLES, CUTTING BOARDS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SINKS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA. GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOORS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREAS. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN BASEMENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA. GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOORS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREAS. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN BASEMENT.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPES UNDER EXPOSED AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS IN REAR PREP AREA. REPAIR ALL LEAKING OVERHEAD AND WATER HEATER PIPES IN BASEMENT.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • STORE ALL MOP HEADS UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

When was Nuevo Leon Restaurant last inspected?

Nuevo Leon Restaurant has 28 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Nuevo Leon Restaurant 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.

Other spots in Lower West Side

• ✓ Lacebollita Grill
  clean · October 25, 2011
• ✓ Triple A Services, Inc
  clean · May 11, 2010
• ✕ Triple A Services, Inc.
  cooked · May 11, 2010
• ✓ Mobile Truck#129
  clean · April 13, 2010
• ✓ Triple A Services, Inc.
  clean · April 12, 2010
• ✓ La Vaca
  clean · May 14, 2025

See every restaurant inspection in Lower West Side →

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 December 3, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.