Rosa Tamales #4

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 20, 2026
• address4617-4619 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Rosa Tamales #4 clean?

Rosa Tamales #4 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Rosa Tamales #4?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF OUTSIDE WALK IN FREEZER DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED CRATES AND CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN INTERIOR WALK IN FREEZER. OBSERVED CRATES STORED ON PALLET IN OUTSIDE WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12: OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP ON CONDENSOR LINES OF BOTH WALK IN FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP FROM CONDENSOR LINES IN BOTH WALK IN FREEZERS AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.11: OBSERVED PEELING METAL CEILING ABOVE SHELVING UNITS USED TO STORE EQUIPMENT IN SMALL STORAGE ROOM BEHIND COOKLINE IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR PEELING METAL CEILING IN SMALL STORAGE ROOM BEHIND COOKLINE IN REAR PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.114: OBSERVED UNUSED ICE MACHINE IN DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNUSED ICE MACHINE, INSTRUCTED THE FACILITY SHALL BE FREE OF ITEMS THAT ARE UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUCH AS EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED STOVES WITH TWO BURNERS IN REAR PREP AREA NOT COMPLETELY INSTALLED UNDER VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL STOVES WITH BURNERS INSTALLED COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION SYSTEM OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED STOVES WITH TWO BURNERS IN REAR PREP AREA NOT COMPLETELY INSTALLED UNDER VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL STOVES WITH BURNERS INSTALLED COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION SYSTEM OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES NOT PROVIDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES NOT PROVIDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES

When was Rosa Tamales #4 last inspected?

Rosa Tamales #4 has 20 inspections on record going back to March 2, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Rosa Tamales #4 vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% of them.

Other spots in Brighton Park

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• ✓ La Chaparrita
  clean · November 21, 2025
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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 May 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.