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La Cocina Mexican Grill
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 2, 2016
- address178 N Franklin St, Chicago 60606
Is La Cocina Mexican Grill clean?
La Cocina Mexican Grill is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 2, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Cocina Mexican Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 2, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED FOODS STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF FREEZER. MUST REMOVE AND PROPERLY STORE FOODS IN ONLY FOOD GRADE BAGS. ALSO INTERIOR PANEL INSIDE ICE MACHINE CRACKED.MUST REPLACE.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED FOODS STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF FREEZER. MUST REMOVE AND PROPERLY STORE FOODS IN ONLY FOOD GRADE BAGS. ALSO INTERIOR PANEL INSIDE ICE MACHINE CRACKED.MUST REPLACE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INTERIOR UPPER PANEL INSIDE ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN,SLIGHT BUILD-UP.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOOR AREAS NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS AROUND COOLERS,FREEZERS AND STORAGE RACK.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN. ALSO BROKEN FLOOR TILE IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.MUST REPLACE.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOOR AREAS NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS AROUND COOLERS,FREEZERS AND STORAGE RACK.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN. ALSO BROKEN FLOOR TILE IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.MUST REPLACE.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED UNCLEAN DIRTY WASHROOM AND UTILITY DOOR. MUST CLEAN OR PAINT. ASLO PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN UTILITY ROOM,PREP AREAS.MUST REPAIR.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED UNCLEAN DIRTY WASHROOM AND UTILITY DOOR. MUST CLEAN OR PAINT. ASLO PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN UTILITY ROOM,PREP AREAS.MUST REPAIR.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAKY FAUCET CONNECTION AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND LEAKY FAUCET AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR BOTH.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO THERMOMETERS IN 2 PREP COOLERS.MUST INSTALL.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO THERMOMETERS IN 2 PREP COOLERS.MUST INSTALL.
When was La Cocina Mexican Grill last inspected?
La Cocina Mexican Grill has 13 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| November 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 29, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 22, 2014 | Fail | |
| September 3, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2011 | Pass |
La Cocina Mexican Grill vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 2, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.