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Peru Criollo Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026
- address3938 N Cicero Ave, Chicago 60641
Is Peru Criollo Restaurant clean?
Peru Criollo Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Peru Criollo Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEAD NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED FROZEN MEAT INSIDE FREEZER WITH MEAT STORED INSIDE PLASTIC GROCERY BAG. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED IN SPECIFIED TIME FRAME FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2620721 DATED 7/15/25. #58-OBSERVED ONLY CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. SEE COMMENTS. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED IN SPECIFIED TIME FRAME FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2620721 DATED 7/15/25. #58-OBSERVED ONLY CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. SEE COMMENTS. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
When was Peru Criollo Restaurant last inspected?
Peru Criollo Restaurant has 10 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 6, 2026 | — | |
| July 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2025 | — | |
| October 7, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 14, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2023 | Fail | |
| February 17, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 25, 2022 | — |
Peru Criollo Restaurant vs Portage Park
Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.
Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.