Paleteria Mexico Lindo

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 14, 2015
• address2716 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608

Is Paleteria Mexico Lindo clean?

Paleteria Mexico Lindo is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Paleteria Mexico Lindo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012A
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • DEFROST INTERIOR OF DISPLAY COOLER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • DEFROST INTERIOR OF DISPLAY COOLER.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE DISPLAY COOLER.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROPERLY CONNECT CONDENSATION WASTE LINE IN WALK-IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES NOT AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION AND MUST BE PROVIDED.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES NOT AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION AND MUST BE PROVIDED.

When was Paleteria Mexico Lindo last inspected?

Paleteria Mexico Lindo has 5 inspections on record going back to February 3, 2015.

Paleteria Mexico Lindo vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 May 14, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.