Via Mexicana

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 7, 2012 →
• address4553 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60609

Is Via Mexicana clean?

Via Mexicana is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 7, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Via Mexicana?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 7, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored

When was Via Mexicana last inspected?

Via Mexicana has 2 inspections on record going back to October 30, 2012.

Via Mexicana vs New City

New City runs 74% clean across 238 tracked restaurants — 170 clean, 44 mid, 17 cooked.

Against the 238 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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.

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 November 7, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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