Que Rico

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 7, 2012
• address2814 N Southport Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Que Rico clean?

Que Rico is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 7, 2012. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Que Rico?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 7, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE FRONT BAR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE FRONT BAR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE BROILER UNITS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES UNDERNEATH THE FRONT BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES UNDERNEATH THE FRONT BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION FANS FOR THE 1ST FLOOR RESTROOMS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • THE ICE CADDY BEHIND THE FRONT BAR DRAINS INTO A BUCKET. MUST PROVIDE A DRAIN LINE TO THE FLOOR DRAIN BEHIND THE BAR. MUST PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE MOP SINK.

When was Que Rico last inspected?

Que Rico has 4 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2012.

Que Rico 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 0% 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 September 7, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.