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Isla Tropical
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 4, 2021
- address2335 N Cicero Ave, Chicago 60639
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Isla Tropical clean?
Isla Tropical is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 4, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Isla Tropical?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 4, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN FLOOR BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS IN THE 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT.
When was Isla Tropical last inspected?
Isla Tropical has 9 inspections on record going back to October 17, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 23, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 16, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 14, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 20, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 21, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 27, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2013 | Pass |
Isla Tropical 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 35% 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 November 4, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.