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La Borra Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 15, 2023
- address2800 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60657
Is La Borra Cafe clean?
La Borra Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 15, 2023. 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 La Borra Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 15, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • THE PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED -
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • WE OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: VARIOUS KIND OF MILK(WHOLE,2%, ALMOND AND OATS, MUST MAINTAIN 41F AFTER OPENED.ETC)AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, 48:6F TO 49F. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F AND BELOW. MILK DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE MANAGER.POUNDS 30, VALUE 79 PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • SMALL REACH-IN COOLER UNDER THE COFFEE COUNTER AT AIR TEMP OF 49.7F TO 50F.COOLER MUST MANTAIN AIR TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION"; DO NOT USE. TCS FOODS WERE STORED INSIDE THE UNIT: MILK AT 48.6F PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • COVER IS NEEDED AT RECEPTACLED IN BOTH GENDER WASHROOMSToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • COVER IS NEEDED AT RECEPTACLED IN BOTH GENDER WASHROOMS
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDEAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
When was La Borra Cafe last inspected?
La Borra Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| November 15, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 26, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2022 | — |
La Borra Cafe vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 15, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.