La Azteca Mini Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 23, 2010
• address2700 S Ridgeway Ave, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is La Azteca Mini Market clean?

La Azteca Mini Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 23, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at La Azteca Mini Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPLACE RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE REACH IN COOLERS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPLACE RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE REACH IN COOLERS.
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  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE; COOLERS, CHEST FREEZER, MEAT SLICERS, GRINDER, EXPOSED SINK, BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES, DISPLAY SHELVES, AND MOP SINK.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST REPLACE BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES THUR-OUT PREMISES, AND CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST REPLACE BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES THUR-OUT PREMISES, AND CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPAIR AND PAINT WALLS AND CEILING THRU-OUT, AND SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPAIR AND PAINT WALLS AND CEILING THRU-OUT, AND SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS.
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  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THRU-OUT PREMISES, MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. FOOD HANLER MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. FOOD HANLER MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • CLEANING TOWELS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • CLEANING TOWELS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.

When was La Azteca Mini Market last inspected?

La Azteca Mini Market has 2 inspections on record going back to July 23, 2010.

La Azteca Mini Market vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 July 23, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.