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La Cabanita
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 13, 2026
- address10401 S Muskegon Ave, Chicago 60617
Is La Cabanita clean?
La Cabanita is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Cabanita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • 3-501.13 OBSERVED TCS FOODS THAWING IN STAGNET WATER IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO THAW PROPERLY UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER (NOT EXCEEDING 70F).Approved Thawing Methods Used • 3-501.13 OBSERVED TCS FOODS THAWING IN STAGNET WATER IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO THAW PROPERLY UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER (NOT EXCEEDING 70F).
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-601.11 OBSERVED GRAB AND GO DESSERTS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE BUSINESS NAME, BUSINESS ADDRESS AND INGREDIENTS IN THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15 OBSERVED POTS TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LARGE POTS OR INSTALL A LARGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING LARGE EQUIPMENT.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15 OBSERVED POTS TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LARGE POTS OR INSTALL A LARGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING LARGE EQUIPMENT.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT WITH ACCUMULATED DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED ONLY ONE FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER HAS THE ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL MANAGERS.
When was La Cabanita last inspected?
La Cabanita has 12 inspections on record going back to March 20, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 6, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 7, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 23, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2023 | Fail | |
| June 20, 2023 | Fail | |
| November 9, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 28, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 28, 2019 | Pass | |
| March 20, 2019 | Fail |
La Cabanita vs South Deering
South Deering runs 49% clean across 41 tracked restaurants — 20 clean, 12 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 41 spots Cooked tracks in South Deering, this one comes out cleaner than 54% of them.
Other spots in South Deering
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 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.