Peke's Pozole

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 5, 2026
• address4710 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60632

Is Peke's Pozole clean?

Peke's Pozole is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 5, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Peke's Pozole?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-602.11(B-E): OBSERVED PINK AND BLACK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE ON UPPER INTERIOR COMPENENTS OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE IN ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF OUTER FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D): OBSERVED SPOONS, KNIVES AND FORKS STORED LAYING DOWN IN UNCOVERED CONTAINER ON SHELVING UNDERNEATH POS SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO STORE UTENSILS INVERTED OR COVERED DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D): OBSERVED SPOONS, KNIVES AND FORKS STORED LAYING DOWN IN UNCOVERED CONTAINER ON SHELVING UNDERNEATH POS SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO STORE UTENSILS INVERTED OR COVERED DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF FOOD STORED ON FLOOR IN BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED BAG OF SPICES STORED ON FLOOR AND IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED PALLETS USED TO ELEVATE CASES OF DRINKS IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE USAGE OF PALLETS FOR ELEVATION, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED PLASTIC FILM ON EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED PLASTIC FILM ON HOT HOLDING UNIT AND COLD HOLDING UNITS THROUGHOUT FIRST FLOOR IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLASTIC FILM FROM ALL EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY. NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENTS IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH COOKLINE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BUILDUP ON FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE FLAT TOP GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE FLAT TOP GRILL AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENTS IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH COOKLINE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BUILDUP ON FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE FLAT TOP GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE FLAT TOP GRILL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED EXPIRED OR NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.

When was Peke's Pozole last inspected?

Peke's Pozole has 6 inspections on record going back to September 27, 2023.

Peke's Pozole vs Archer Heights

Archer Heights runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 56 mid, 33 cooked.

Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 62% of them.

Other spots in Archer Heights

• ✓! Ekiosa Market
  mid · November 30, 2023
• ✓ Peke's Pozole
  clean · November 14, 2023
• ✓! Carlton Inn Midway
  mid · December 5, 2025
• ✓ El Zazon De Lola
  cooked · February 1, 2024
• ✓ Taco Bell
  clean · March 6, 2026
• ✓ Cubanito Expres
  clean · December 18, 2025

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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 June 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.