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Pepe's Mexican Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 20, 2010
- address3243 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60641
Is Pepe's Mexican Restaurant clean?
Pepe's Mexican Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 20, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pepe's Mexican Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Multi use utensils not properly stored. Instructed to invert/wrap utensils to prevent contamination before use.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Multi use utensils not properly stored. Instructed to invert/wrap utensils to prevent contamination before use.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Can opener attached to prep table not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor inside walk in freezer not maintained. Instructed to remove ice build-up on floor in inside freezer. Floor in corners and behind heavy equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail cleanFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor inside walk in freezer not maintained. Instructed to remove ice build-up on floor in inside freezer. Floor in corners and behind heavy equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Fan covers inside walk in cooler not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Fan covers inside walk in cooler not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.
When was Pepe's Mexican Restaurant last inspected?
Pepe's Mexican Restaurant has 2 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 16, 2011 | closed by the city | |
| May 20, 2010 | Pass |
Pepe's Mexican Restaurant vs Irving Park
Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 20, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.