D Fruta La Vida

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 26, 2025
• address3739 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60647

Is D Fruta La Vida clean?

D Fruta La Vida is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 26, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at D Fruta La Vida?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED IN REAR PREP THE ICE BIN INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NOTED ELECTRIC FLY TRAP HANGING ABOVE SANITIZED EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLE IN FRONT PREP BEHIND COUNTER. ACCORDING TO FOOD CODE: Insect control devices shall be installed so that the devices are not located over a FOOD preparation area. MUST RELOCATE EXISTING FLY TRAP DEVICES IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF THIS RULE. • OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED BROKEN ICE SCOOPER BEING STORED IN ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SCOOPER & ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP BETWEEN USES.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED BROKEN ICE SCOOPER BEING STORED IN ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SCOOPER & ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP BETWEEN USES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED 3 COMP SINK IN REAR PREP MIDDLE BASIN PIPE LEAKING AND WRAPPED IN PLASTIC. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CLUTTER STORED ON FLOOR NEAR CONVEYOR BELT IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED MISSING. DAMAGED, AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE HALL LEADING TO REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED IN REAR PREP AT 3 COMP SINK WATER DAMAGED WALL BREAKING AND PAINTY PEELING ALSO NOTED WALL BASE FALLING OFF. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED WATER IN THE HANDSINK IN REAR PREP DISH AREA SLOWLY DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ISSUE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was D Fruta La Vida last inspected?

D Fruta La Vida has 13 inspections on record going back to October 2, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

D Fruta La Vida vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 67% 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 June 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.