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La Casa De Samuel Rest.
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 18, 2026
- address2834 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60623
Is La Casa De Samuel Rest. clean?
La Casa De Samuel Rest. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 18, 2026. 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 La Casa De Samuel Rest.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT FRONT HANDWASHING SINK IN TORTILLA PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED INOPERABLE THERMOMETER ON DRAWER PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE OPERABLE THERMOMETER IN COOLER.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN STAFF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL WOMEN AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN STAFF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL WOMEN AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SPILLS ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN BASEMENT.
When was La Casa De Samuel Rest. last inspected?
La Casa De Samuel Rest. has 27 inspections on record going back to June 10, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2020 | Pass | |
| October 7, 2020 | Fail | |
| May 10, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 31, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 24, 2018 | Fail | |
| March 7, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2018 | Fail |
La Casa De Samuel Rest. vs North Lawndale
North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North 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 March 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.