Restaurant Los Langostinos

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 25, 2026
• address3059 S Harding Ave, Chicago 60623

Is Restaurant Los Langostinos clean?

Restaurant Los Langostinos is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 25, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Restaurant Los Langostinos?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNS AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN CUSTOMER AND STAFF WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS NOT INVERTED ON FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS NOT INVERTED ON FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN BASEMENT STAFF UNISEX WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN BASEMENT WASHROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN BASEMENT STAFF UNISEX WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN BASEMENT WASHROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN FRONT COUNTER, PREP AND FOYER AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN ALL AREAS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED VENTILATION FAN NOT OPERABLE IN MEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR VENTILATION FAN IN MEN WASHROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED VENTILATION FAN NOT OPERABLE IN MEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR VENTILATION FAN IN MEN WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2625353 ON 10-15-25:57-OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLER ON DUTY WITHOUT HER FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AS REQUIRED. MUST COMPLY AND MAINTAIN. 58-OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED MANAGER ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. MUST RENEW AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2625353 ON 10-15-25:57-OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLER ON DUTY WITHOUT HER FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AS REQUIRED. MUST COMPLY AND MAINTAIN. 58-OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED MANAGER ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. MUST RENEW AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED

When was Restaurant Los Langostinos last inspected?

Restaurant Los Langostinos has 23 inspections on record going back to June 29, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Restaurant Los Langostinos vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 March 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.