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Restaurant inspections / Restaurant

La Vaca Margarita Bar

1160 W 18th St, Chicago 60608 · Risk 1 (High)

No Entry

Most recent result

Jan 15, 2026

46

Inspections on record

20

Times passed

11

Times failed

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
Jan 15, 2026Non-InspectionNo EntryRisk 1 (High)
May 14, 2025ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
May 13, 2025Non-InspectionNo EntryRisk 1 (High)
Apr 24, 2025Non-InspectionNo EntryRisk 1 (High)
Feb 4, 2025ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 17, 2025Non-InspectionNo EntryRisk 1 (High)
Jul 2, 2024Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jun 21, 2024ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
May 22, 2024Non-InspectionNo EntryRisk 1 (High)
Feb 27, 2024Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 20, 2024ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Oct 30, 2023Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 23, 2023ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Oct 20, 2023ComplaintNo EntryRisk 1 (High)
Sep 15, 2023ComplaintNo EntryRisk 1 (High)
Nov 7, 2022Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 3, 2022ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Oct 31, 2022Non-InspectionNo EntryRisk 1 (High)
Jun 27, 2022Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jun 6, 2022ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Dec 2, 2020ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 6, 2020Non-InspectionNo EntryRisk 1 (High)
Mar 10, 2020Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 3, 2020CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Jul 1, 2019ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 26, 2018Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Aug 7, 2018Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 26, 2018ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Apr 5, 2018ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 17, 2017Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 17, 2017Suspected Food PoisoningPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jul 10, 2017Complaint Re-InspectionFailRisk 1 (High)
Jun 29, 2017ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Dec 28, 2016Canvass Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Dec 9, 2016CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Feb 4, 2016Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 28, 2016CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Jul 2, 2015Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jun 29, 2015Canvass Re-InspectionNo EntryRisk 1 (High)
Jun 18, 2015CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 17, 2014Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 9, 2014Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 30, 2014ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Jun 4, 2014CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 9, 2013ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
May 6, 2011CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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La Vaca Margarita Bar — questions

Did La Vaca Margarita Bar pass its last health inspection?
La Vaca Margarita Bar at 1160 W 18th St was inspected on Jan 15, 2026 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "No Entry". Across 46 inspections on record it has failed 11 times.
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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