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La Feria Grocery

June 22, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-601.11 OBSERVED NO LABELS WITH BUSINESS NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS FOR THE PREPACKAGED RAW MEATS FOR SALE AT THE REACH IN COOLER AND NO INGREDIENTS INCLUDED ON THE LABEL FOR THE GRAB AND GO GUACAMOLE AND NO LABELS WITH BUSINESS NAME, BUSINESS ADDRESS AND INGREDIENTS FOR THE GRAB AND GO SALSAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED UNDER THE REAR PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK, AND ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED ON THE SMALL SHELF THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
code 38
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: 4-502.13 OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS BEING STORED IN GROCERY BAGS LOCATED IN THE REACH IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS ONLY TO STORE FOODS.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-101.17 OBSERVED A RAW WOOD SURFACE ON THE SHELVES LOCATED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD OR REPLACE WITH AN EASILY CLEANABLE SMOOTH SURFACE.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-302.14 OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005. • 4-603.15 OBSERVED LARGE POTS ON SITE TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LARGE EQUIPMENT OR INSTALL A LARGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK THAT FITS THE LARGEST EQUIPMENT ON SITE OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING ALL LARGE EQUIPMENT AND CLEAN IN PLACE EQUIPMENT (MEAT SLICER).
code 48
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.13 OBSERVED CRACKS AND CEVICES ON THE WALLS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 6, 2025: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 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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