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The Jibarito Stop
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 17, 2024
- address1646 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608
Is The Jibarito Stop clean?
The Jibarito Stop is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 17, 2024. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at The Jibarito Stop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 17, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR OPENED WITH AN ADEQUATE SCREEN TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR CLOSED OR PROVIDED ADEQUATE SCREENING.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 OBSERVED UNEVEN SURFACES (CRACKS AND CREVICES) ALONG THE REAR DOORWAY. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL CRACKS AND CREVICES AND MAKE SAID SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
When was The Jibarito Stop last inspected?
The Jibarito Stop has 11 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| November 19, 2025 | — | |
| September 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 23, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 6, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 6, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 20, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 17, 2015 | Pass |
The Jibarito Stop 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 0% 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 17, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.