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La Colonia

October 7, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 HAND WASHING SINKS WITH NO HAND DRYING PROVISIONS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED BASEMENT HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED BY KNIVES AND SILVERWARE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE HAND WASHING SINK IS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES AND IS NOT BLOCKED. MANAGER HAD STAFF REMOVE ITEMS FROM HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION CONSOLIDATED.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED SAUSAGES HELD AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 49 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD HOLDING FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 10 POUNDS SAUSAGE ($30) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED MORE THAN 20 SMALL FLIES AND 1 LIVE ROACH THROUGHOUT FACILITY INCLUDING IN BAR AREA, KITCHEN PREP AREA, BASEMENT, AND DINING ROOM AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PEST CONTORL SERVICE RECOMMENDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED MORE THAN 20 ROACH CARCASSES THROUGHOUT FACILITY INCLUDING BEHIND AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT IN BAR, PREP AREAS, BASEMENT, INSIDE THE UNITS UNDERNEATH COOLERS, AND IN DISH AREAS INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM SINK WITH LEAK FORM BOTTOM PIPES WHENEVER SAID SINK IS RUN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SINK.
code 51
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE WASTE WATER DISPOSAL AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. WHEN ONE COMPARTMENT DRAINS ANOTHER ONE FLOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED
code 52

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 3, 2026: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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