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La Cocina
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 24, 2019
- address2901 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60618
Is La Cocina clean?
La Cocina is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 24, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Cocina?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 24, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE WITH ALL NECESSARY ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED 2 PREP AREA BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED PREP AREA CUTTING BOARD SURFACE DARK AND PITTED ABOVE STEAMTABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR/REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARD.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR MOP SINK.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • BASEMENT FLOOR CLUTTERED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST ELEVATE ITEMS OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE ITEMS.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • EMPLOYEES FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES MISSING OR EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE UPDATED/VALID CERTIFICATES WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • EMPLOYEES FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES MISSING OR EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE UPDATED/VALID CERTIFICATES WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES.
When was La Cocina last inspected?
La Cocina has 13 inspections on record going back to July 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| June 24, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 17, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 6, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 26, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 15, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2013 | Fail | |
| October 9, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 20, 2011 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2011 | Pass |
La Cocina vs Avondale
Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.
Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 June 24, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.