Cafe Iberico

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedFebruary 21, 2020
• address737 N La Salle Dr, Chicago 60654

Is Cafe Iberico clean?

Cafe Iberico is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 21, 2020. 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 Cafe Iberico?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE WITH MANAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA. LEFT ONE PAGER WITH MANAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A KIT WITH ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS AND A PROCEDURE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASH SIGNAGE NEAR EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK LOCATED IN 1ST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED MENU ITEMS SERVED RAW OR UNDER COOKED WITHOUT PROPER REMINDER, DISCLOSURE, AND FOOTNOTE. INSTRUCTED TO ADD REMINDER, DISCLOSURE, AND FOOTNOTE TO ALL MENUS FOR ALL ITEMS SERVED RAW OR UNDER COOKED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED LARGE WHITE PLASTIC BINS CONTAINING SANGRIA AND POTATOES WITH NO LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH THE COMMON NAME IN ENGLISH.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT REAR, FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACES. • OBSERVED A REACH IN COOLER IN TAPAS PREP AREA LOCATED IN REAR OF FIRST FLOOR MISSING A HANDLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT NEXT TO THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS FREE OF STANDING WATER. • OBSERVED A HAND WASH SINK IN 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA THAT WILL NOT STOP RUNNING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. • OBSERVED 1 OF 2 WASHBOWL SINKS LOCATED IN 1ST FLOOR WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM MAINTAINING AN IMPROPER MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 42.1F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SINK SO THAT IT IS CAPABLE OF DELIVERING WATER AT A MINIMUM OF 100F UNDER PRESSURE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A SUNKEN CREVICE IN FLOOR ON MAIN COOK LINE LOCATED IN REAR FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN THE FLOOR IN A SAFE, WALKABLE MANNER. • OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND CLUTTER THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: OBSERVED AN UNUSED 2 DOOR COOLER NEAR DOORWAY TO DISH PIT IN REAR 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA, OBSERVED UNUSED COOLERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND HOBART HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE THROUGHOUT 2ND FLOOR, AND OBSERVED UNUSED COOLERS, CHAIRS, AND DECOR THROUGHOUT 3RD FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN FACILITY FREE OF CLUTTER.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND GRIME ON HOOD ABOVE MAIN COOK LINE IN REAR 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A HEAVY BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DUST ON THE HOOD ABOVE UNUSED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE LOCATED IN 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND GRIME ON HOOD ABOVE MAIN COOK LINE IN REAR 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A HEAVY BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DUST ON THE HOOD ABOVE UNUSED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE LOCATED IN 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Cafe Iberico last inspected?

Cafe Iberico has 22 inspections on record going back to June 23, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cafe Iberico vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

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• ✓ Gino's East Pizzeria
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• ✓ The Joynt
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• ? Mini Mart
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• ✓ City Food
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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 February 21, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.