Quesabirria Jalisco Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 3, 2026
• address1314 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608

Is Quesabirria Jalisco Restaurant clean?

Quesabirria Jalisco Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 3, 2026. 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 Quesabirria Jalisco Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • HANDWASHING SIGNS MUST BE AT ALL HANDSINKS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • ALL WIPING CLOTHS WHEN NOT IN USE MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF CLEANING AND OR REPLACING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND TABLES IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND FOOD SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FAUCET IN NEED OF REPLACING. SPRAYER NEEDED TO ALLOW FOR WASHING OF LARGER POTS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP OF DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENT FILTERS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENT FILTERS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALL PERSONS WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST HOLD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN

When was Quesabirria Jalisco Restaurant last inspected?

Quesabirria Jalisco Restaurant has 8 inspections on record going back to December 16, 2022.

Quesabirria Jalisco Restaurant vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 April 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.