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Cantina Laredo
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 14, 2020
- address508 N State St Bldg 1St&2Ndfl, Chicago 60654
Is Cantina Laredo clean?
Cantina Laredo is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 14, 2020. 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 Cantina Laredo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 14, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE. SEE VIOLATION #2. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF THE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT 2ND FLOOR BANQUET KITCHEN AND AND 1ST FLOOR PREP KITCHEN WITH DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A FLOOR DRAIN IN 1ST FLOOR BAR COVERED IN DIRT AND GRIME. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED MANAGERS. THERE WERE NO CERTIFIED MANAGERS ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MAINTAINING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST ALSO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING AND KEEP RECORD OF THIS TRAINING ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
When was Cantina Laredo last inspected?
Cantina Laredo has 18 inspections on record going back to August 25, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| January 14, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 31, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 18, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 20, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 12, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 1, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 19, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 15, 2014 | Pass |
Cantina Laredo 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 7% 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 January 14, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.