Pepe's Mexican Restaurant

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 17, 2020 →
• address2014-2024 E 87Th St, Chicago 60617

Is Pepe's Mexican Restaurant clean?

Pepe's Mexican Restaurant is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on September 29, 2021, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on January 17, 2020. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Pepe's Mexican Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 17, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Food Separated And Protected
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Pepe's Mexican Restaurant last inspected?

Pepe's Mexican Restaurant has 16 inspections on record going back to February 28, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 17, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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