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La Fiesta
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 21, 2018
- address4248 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632
Is La Fiesta clean?
La Fiesta is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 21, 2018. 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 Fiesta?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼hand hygiene slippingcriticalHands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods. • FOOD HANDLER USING BARE HANDS TO PLACE READY TO EAT LETTUCE AND TOMATOES ON BURRITOS AND WRAP TORTILLAS FOR BURRITOS THAT IS FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION. BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD IS PROHIBITED. VIOLATION 7-38-010A CRITICAL.
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NO SOAP NOR SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE/ PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN PREP AREA OR IN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. VIOLATION 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (RICE, STEAK, ETC). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. VIOLATION 7-38-012A SERIOUS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES NEAR FRONT AND REAR DOOR.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES NEAR FRONT AND REAR DOOR.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL IN POOR REPAIR AT NORTH END OF COOKING LINE. GAPS NOTED AROUND WALL BRICKS. INSTD TO REPAIR AND SEAL HOLES.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL IN POOR REPAIR AT NORTH END OF COOKING LINE. GAPS NOTED AROUND WALL BRICKS. INSTD TO REPAIR AND SEAL HOLES.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
When was La Fiesta last inspected?
La Fiesta has 12 inspections on record going back to July 12, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| March 21, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 6, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 9, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 1, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 29, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 27, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2011 | Pass | |
| May 10, 2011 | Fail | |
| July 12, 2010 | Pass w/ Conditions |
La Fiesta vs Brighton Park
Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.
Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 21, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.