Cooked?Varela Grocery
clean
Looking clean.
The current published rating reads clean. Keep its inspection date in view.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 4, 2014 →
- address4101 W 25Th St, Chicago 60623
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Varela Grocery clean?
Varela Grocery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 4, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Varela Grocery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 4, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
When was Varela Grocery last inspected?
Varela Grocery has 1 inspection on record going back to December 4, 2014.
Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record
December 4, 2014 Pass
Loading inspection details…
View full inspection →Varela Grocery vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 78% clean across 289 tracked restaurants — 221 clean, 39 mid, 25 cooked.
Against the 289 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.
Other spots in South Lawndale
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.
Read the Chicago ratings guide →
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 December 4, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
check your own block 📸
Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.