Cooked?
Burrito Beach
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 22, 2019
- address19 S La Salle St, Chicago 60603
Is Burrito Beach clean?
Burrito Beach is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 22, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Burrito Beach?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 22, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BOTH MEN AND WOMEN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, FRONT PREPARATION AREA, REAR PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • FOUND READY-TO-EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD (SALSA) HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT DISCARD DATE. MUST PROVIDE DISCARD DATE FOR ALL READY TO EAT TIME/ TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOUND HANDWASHING SINK CONNECTED TO FOOD PREPARATION TABLE. MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOUND HANDWASHING SINK CONNECTED TO FOOD PREPARATION TABLE. MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN REAR PREPARATION AREA LEAKING (SLOW LEAK) FROM DRAIN PIPE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. FOUND HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN MEN'S WASHROOM LEAKING FROM FAUCET HEAD. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND CEILING TILE LOCATED IN REAR AND FRONT PREP FILLED WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD RESIDUE. MUST CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN OR REPLACE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • FOUND NO PROOF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.
When was Burrito Beach last inspected?
Burrito Beach has 14 inspections on record going back to September 3, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| October 12, 2022 | — | |
| October 22, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 28, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 7, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 12, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 21, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 12, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 4, 2011 | Pass |
Burrito Beach vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in Loop
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 October 22, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.