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 • OBSERVED GAPS ALONG WALL BASE. MUST PROVIDE 4" WALL BASE. OBSERVED HOLES ON WALL. MUST SEAL.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED GAPS ALONG WALL BASE. MUST PROVIDE 4" WALL BASE. OBSERVED HOLES ON WALL. MUST SEAL.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING TILES IN VARIOUS AREAS STAINED/DAMAGED. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING TILES IN VARIOUS AREAS STAINED/DAMAGED. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MISSING LIGHTS IN PREP AREAS. MUST PROVIDE SAME.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NO BACK FLOW DEVICE IN MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE SAME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SAME AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

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 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.

Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 November 7, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.