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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 currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 17, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
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 unprotectedFood Separated And Protected • NOTED RAW UNCOVERED STEAK STORED ABOVE READY TO EAT VEGETABLES (TOMATOES) INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS STORE COOKED AND READY TO EAT FOODS ABOVE ANY UNCOOKED (RAW) FOODS. FOOD MUST ALSO BE COVERED AND PROTECTED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED SELF-SERVE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA WITH A BUILD-UP OF BROWNISH SLIME-LIKE SUBSTANCE, DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES STORED AT BELOW ICE BIN.ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ICE, CLEAN,SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN CONTAINERS IN ALL THE COOLERS, WALK IN COOLER AND DRY STORAGE WITHOUT PROPER LABELING OF NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A LABEL REFLECTING THE FOOD ITEM'S NAME WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVE FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTH ON COUNTER SURFACE NEAR COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.
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.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| January 17, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 24, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 26, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 22, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2016 | Fail | |
| April 11, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 20, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 3, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2014 | Fail |
Pepe's Mexican Restaurant vs Calumet Heights
Calumet Heights runs 73% clean across 165 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 28 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 165 spots Cooked tracks in Calumet Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 January 17, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.