Chapala's Mexican Restaurant

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score18 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedOctober 2, 2026 →
• address3331 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas 89121

Is Chapala's Mexican Restaurant clean?

Chapala's Mexican Restaurant is currently Grade B from Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD), from an inspection on October 2, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Chapala's Mexican Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️TCS food at proper temperatures.critical
• ⚠️Small wares approved, properly designed, in good repair.
• ⚠️Handwashing (as required, when required, proper glove use, no bare hand contact of ready to eat foods). Food handler health restrictions as required.critical
• ⚠️Food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.
• ⚠️Nonfood contact surfaces and equipment properly constructed, installed, maintained, and clean.
• ⚠️TCS food properly cooled.critical
• ⚠️Utensils, equipment, linens, single-service/single-use items properly handled, stored, and dispensed.

When was Chapala's Mexican Restaurant last inspected?

Chapala's Mexican Restaurant has 8 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2021, averaging 10 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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How Las Vegas grades restaurants

The Southern Nevada Health District grades on demerits, and here more is worse: roughly 0–10 demerits earns an A, 11–20 a B, and 21 or more a C. Serious problems can skip the ladder entirely — an imminent health hazard gets the permit suspended and the kitchen shut on the spot, which shows up as a closure rather than a letter. SNHD covers all of Clark County, so Henderson, North Las Vegas and the unincorporated Strip all run the same scheme. Cooked reads A as clean, B as mid, C or a closure as cooked.

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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: Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) via SNHD Restaurant Inspections. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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