Toast Mexican Cuisine

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 23, 2026 →
• address2235-2253 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60623

Is Toast Mexican Cuisine clean?

Toast Mexican Cuisine is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 23, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Toast Mexican Cuisine?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Toast Mexican Cuisine last inspected?

Toast Mexican Cuisine has 5 inspections on record going back to May 31, 2024.

Toast Mexican Cuisine vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 80% clean across 249 tracked restaurants — 194 clean, 29 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 249 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 20% of them.

Other spots in North Lawndale

• ✓ Kifah Food Market
  clean · May 21, 2026
• ✓ Toast Mexican Cuisine
  clean · April 23, 2026
• ✓ Ali's Food Mart
  clean · April 20, 2026
• ✓ Mr. Ed's Kitchen & Market
  clean · November 19, 2024
• ✓ Aloha Hawaiian Bbq
  clean · March 31, 2026
• ✕ Jerkk Valleyy
  cooked · March 19, 2026

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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