Pollo Express Ravenswood

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 5, 2026 →
• address1967-1969 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60640

Is Pollo Express Ravenswood clean?

Pollo Express Ravenswood is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 5, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Pollo Express Ravenswood?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Pollo Express Ravenswood last inspected?

Pollo Express Ravenswood has 3 inspections on record going back to March 20, 2025.

Pollo Express Ravenswood vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 79% clean across 379 tracked restaurants — 296 clean, 72 mid, 6 cooked.

Against the 379 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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.

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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 May 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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