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Tio's Tamales
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 25, 2026
- address1734 W 35Th St, Chicago 60609
Is Tio's Tamales clean?
Tio's Tamales is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 25, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tio's Tamales?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • Large spoons kept in standing water at room temperature, instructed to keep according to health code.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • Large spoons kept in standing water at room temperature, instructed to keep according to health code.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • Unable to locate the back flow prevention device for the ice maker, instructed to install in easy to spot area.
When was Tio's Tamales last inspected?
Tio's Tamales has 8 inspections on record going back to September 12, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2024 | — | |
| August 16, 2024 | — | |
| December 12, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 12, 2023 | — |
Tio's Tamales vs Mckinley Park
Mckinley Park runs 68% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 39 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Mckinley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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.