Supermercado El Tapatio

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 18, 2026
• address10300 S Ewing Ave, Chicago 60617
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Supermercado El Tapatio clean?

Supermercado El Tapatio is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 18, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Supermercado El Tapatio?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-601.11 OBSERVED NO LABELS FOR THE PREPACKAGED PREPARED FOODS FOR SALE SUCH AS SALSAS, GUACAMOLE AND CHOPPED FRUITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS THAT CONTAIN THE INGREDIENTS AND THE BUSINESS NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR WITH A 1/2 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS AND WITHOUT BEARD GUARDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS AND WITHOUT BEARD GUARDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • 3-501.16 OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES LOCATED AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER AND OUTSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT; OBSERVED ABOUT 10 LBS OF CUT MELONS AND PINEAPPLE AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 62F-68F LOCATED ON THE CUSTOMER COUNTER AND ABOUT 7 LBS OF SLICED WATERMELON LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE COLD HOLDING UNIT RANGING FROM 65F-68F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID ITEMS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-602.11 OBSERVED THE ICE MACHINE PANEL WITH A SLIGHT BROWNISH SUBSTANCE. OBSERVED THE MEAT SLICERS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING LARGE POTS THAT ARE STORED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR INSTALL A LARGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR REMOVE LARGE POTS AND ONLY USE EQUIPMENT THAT CAN BE SUBMERGED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING LARGE POTS THAT ARE STORED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR INSTALL A LARGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR REMOVE LARGE POTS AND ONLY USE EQUIPMENT THAT CAN BE SUBMERGED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED DIRT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

When was Supermercado El Tapatio last inspected?

Supermercado El Tapatio has 20 inspections on record going back to August 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Supermercado El Tapatio vs East Side

East Side runs 64% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 48 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 June 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.