Cooked?La Cafeteria
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 27, 2026 →
- address4459 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60630
Is La Cafeteria clean?
La Cafeteria is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Cafeteria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
When was La Cafeteria last inspected?
La Cafeteria has 5 inspections on record going back to April 22, 2024.
March 27, 2026 Pass
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View full inspection →March 24, 2026 Fail
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View full inspection →February 24, 2025 Pass
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View full inspection →February 3, 2025 Fail
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View full inspection →April 22, 2024 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →La Cafeteria vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 76% clean across 328 tracked restaurants — 248 clean, 69 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 328 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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.
Read the Chicago ratings guide →
Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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