Pepe's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 17, 2017
• address4743 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Pepe's clean?

Pepe's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 17, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Pepe's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 17, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM ALL SHELVING UNITS AND CARDBOARD IN WALK IN COOLER AND UPPER INTERIOR PARTS OF ICE MACHINE.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN BOOTH AND CHAIR SEATS IN DINING AREA.MUST ELIMINATE GROCERY STORE BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM ALL SHELVING UNITS AND CARDBOARD IN WALK IN COOLER AND UPPER INTERIOR PARTS OF ICE MACHINE.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN BOOTH AND CHAIR SEATS IN DINING AREA.MUST ELIMINATE GROCERY STORE BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM GRILL TABLE,FRYER CABINETS,WHEEL BASES AND LEGS OF EQUIPMENT,POP & BEER COOLER SHELVING UNITS,WALK IN COOLER FAN GUARD COVERS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF ALL EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS,DRY STORAGE AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES NEAR POOL TABLE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF ALL EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS,DRY STORAGE AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES NEAR POOL TABLE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM WALLS IN WALK IN COOLER,PREP AREA.MUST REMOVE MOLDED CAULK FROM WALL ABOVE REAR 3- COMP SINK.MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS AND VENTIALTION VENTS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA,HOLE IN LOWER WALL NEAR REAR 3- COMP SINK,MISSING CEILING TILE IN VESTIBULE,OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO CEILINGS IN PREP & DISH WASHING AREA.MUST REMOVE GRAFITTI FROM CEILING AND DOOR IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM WALLS IN WALK IN COOLER,PREP AREA.MUST REMOVE MOLDED CAULK FROM WALL ABOVE REAR 3- COMP SINK.MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS AND VENTIALTION VENTS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA,HOLE IN LOWER WALL NEAR REAR 3- COMP SINK,MISSING CEILING TILE IN VESTIBULE,OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO CEILINGS IN PREP & DISH WASHING AREA.MUST REMOVE GRAFITTI FROM CEILING AND DOOR IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY WATER CONNECTION AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE AN EXTENSION TO DRAIN LINE OF ICE MACHINE TO FLOOR DRAIN.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER AND NOT INSIDE OF ICE BIN AT SODA MACHINE.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER AND NOT INSIDE OF ICE BIN AT SODA MACHINE.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEE.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEE.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.

When was Pepe's last inspected?

Pepe's has 16 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Pepe's vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, 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 July 17, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.