Que Rico Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 8, 2025
• address2814 N Southport Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Que Rico Restaurant clean?

Que Rico Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 8, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Que Rico Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS INSIDE CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST USE A FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP FOR LINER ON ANY SHELVING OR EQUIPMENT. ALL MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP INSIDE CEILING VENTILATION VENT IN THE UNISEX CUSTOMERS WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE 2ND FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DAMAGED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA IN FRONT OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was Que Rico Restaurant last inspected?

Que Rico Restaurant has 12 inspections on record going back to October 20, 2020.

Que Rico Restaurant vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 60% of them.

Other spots in Lake View

• ✓ Que Rico Restaurant
  clean · December 30, 2020
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  clean · November 12, 2024
• ✓ Hydrate / Elixir
  clean · October 30, 2020
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• ✓! Urban Aisles
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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 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.