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Pepe's Mexican Restaurants
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 14, 2013
- address8227 S Exchange Ave, Chicago 60617
Is Pepe's Mexican Restaurants clean?
Pepe's Mexican Restaurants is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 14, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pepe's Mexican Restaurants?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 14, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • STAIN CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA NEAR ICE MACHINE.MUST REPLACE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • STAIN CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA NEAR ICE MACHINE.MUST REPLACE.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • SPRAYER LEAKY AT 3-COMP SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
When was Pepe's Mexican Restaurants last inspected?
Pepe's Mexican Restaurants has 8 inspections on record going back to November 8, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| February 14, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 10, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 8, 2012 | Pass | |
| September 20, 2011 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 10, 2011 | Pass | |
| November 8, 2010 | Pass |
Pepe's Mexican Restaurants vs South Chicago
South Chicago runs 75% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 106 clean, 21 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 144 spots Cooked tracks in South Chicago, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 February 14, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.