La Dona Y La Jefa

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMarch 22, 2019
• address10653 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60655

Is La Dona Y La Jefa clean?

La Dona Y La Jefa is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 22, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at La Dona Y La Jefa?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 22, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND PROCEDURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Food Obtained From Approved Source • OBSERVED OVER 100 PALETAS AND 17 CONTAINERS OF ICE CREAM NOT PROPERLY LABELED AND DISPLAYED FOR SALE IN DISPLAY FREEZER FROM UNAPPROVED SOURCE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AN APPROVED SOURCE FOR PALETAS AND ICE CREAM, MUST BE INSPECTED BY IDPH. PALETAS ARE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE SOLD UNTIL SOURCE IS APPROVED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING FOR READY TO EAT FOOD. ALL READY TO EAT FOOD HELD MORE THAN 48 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND DATED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY AND DISCLOSURE ON MENU. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURES.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED NO FOOD LABELS ON PACKAGED PALETAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL WITH NAME OF FOOD, INGREDIENTS, NET WEIGHT, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS, ALLERGENS PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED SOILED WASH CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED IN REAR FURNACE ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND STORE IN SANITARY MANNER. SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLE STORAGE IS PROHIBITED IN MECHANICAL ROOMS.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED IN REAR FURNACE ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND STORE IN SANITARY MANNER. SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLE STORAGE IS PROHIBITED IN MECHANICAL ROOMS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED OPENINGS ALONG WALLS UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INOPERABLE LIGHT BULB INSIDE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIGHT BULB AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INOPERABLE LIGHT BULB INSIDE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIGHT BULB AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was La Dona Y La Jefa last inspected?

La Dona Y La Jefa has 6 inspections on record going back to July 20, 2017.

La Dona Y La Jefa vs Mount Greenwood

Mount Greenwood runs 66% clean across 150 tracked restaurants — 99 clean, 22 mid, 28 cooked.

Against the 150 spots Cooked tracks in Mount Greenwood, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 22, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.