Quesadilla

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 9, 2025
• address1519 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608

Is Quesadilla clean?

Quesadilla is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 9, 2025. 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 Quesadilla?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • UPON ARRIVAL, I OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE, WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. MANAGER ARRIVED BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulterated • OBSERVED ADULTERATED READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 4 SMALL FLIES ON CUT LIMES AND LEMONS STORED AT THE BAR IN AN UNCOVERED CONTAINER. LEMONS AND LIMES ARE USED FOR BEVERAGES. IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEE DISCARD OF 3LBS AT $10 WORTH OF PRODUCT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUEDcritical
  Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulterated • OBSERVED ADULTERATED READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 4 SMALL FLIES ON CUT LIMES AND LEMONS STORED AT THE BAR IN AN UNCOVERED CONTAINER. LEMONS AND LIMES ARE USED FOR BEVERAGES. IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEE DISCARD OF 3LBS AT $10 WORTH OF PRODUCT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED OPEN RODENT BAIT STATIONS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON TOP OF AN OPEN PREP COOLER NEAR FOOD ITEMS AND ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED THE MANAGER ALL RODENT BAIT STATIONS SHALL BE COVERED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-015, CITATION ISSUED
  Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED OPEN RODENT BAIT STATIONS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON TOP OF AN OPEN PREP COOLER NEAR FOOD ITEMS AND ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED THE MANAGER ALL RODENT BAIT STATIONS SHALL BE COVERED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-015, CITATION ISSUED
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR NEAR THE FOOD PREP AREA NOT RODENT PROOF AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED ALL PREP COOLERS/ COLD HOLDING UNITS AND HOT HOLDING UNITS WITH FOOD STORED INSIDE NOT COVERED, WHILE UNATTENDED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MUST COVER MAINTAIN ALL FOOD ITEMS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED ALL PREP COOLERS/ COLD HOLDING UNITS AND HOT HOLDING UNITS WITH FOOD STORED INSIDE NOT COVERED, WHILE UNATTENDED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MUST COVER MAINTAIN ALL FOOD ITEMS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED ALL GENDER TOILET ROOM IN THE DINING AREA WITH A DAMAGED LOCK. DOOR NOT ABLE TO LOCK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED ONE MISSING SINK STOPPER FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED ONE MISSING SINK STOPPER FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED STANDING SLIGHT WATER NEAR THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FROM THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO TAKE COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.

When was Quesadilla last inspected?

Quesadilla has 3 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2024.

Quesadilla 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 19% 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 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.