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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 barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT FRONT HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGN AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN KITCHEN STAFF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL WOMEN AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN KITCHEN STAFF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL WOMEN AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON GROUND AROUND OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREALGarbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON GROUND AROUND OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREAL
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHTS FLICKERING IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHTS FLICKERING IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD AND EQUIPMENT MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD AND EQUIPMENT MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was Toast Mexican Cuisine last inspected?
Toast Mexican Cuisine has 5 inspections on record going back to May 31, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 5, 2026 | — | |
| April 4, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2024 | — |
Toast Mexican Cuisine vs North Lawndale
North Lawndale runs 31% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 190 clean, 30 mid, 396 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 69% 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 April 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.