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La Fogata Nueva Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 11, 2025
- address3433 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
Is La Fogata Nueva Restaurant clean?
La Fogata Nueva Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Fogata Nueva Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-202.12 (B-D)-- MUST INSTALL A HANDWASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER THAT PROPERLY DRAINS IN THE BASEMENT AREA USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION OR REMOVE PREP TABLE, SLICER AND ANY FOOD PREP MATERIALS FROM THE AREA.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • : 4-101.11(B, C, D, E--- INTERIOR BOTTOM SHELVING IN THE COOKS LINE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR WITH CRACKED/DAMAGED PLASTIC AND EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE AND NOT TO BE REPAIRED WITH TAPE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • : 6-501.114: ALL UNUSED COOLERS AND ITEMS STORED UNDER OUTDOOR STAIRWELL MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING. 6-201.11----MISSING WALL TILE AT THE TOILET IN THE LADIES WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE ALL.----MUST INSTALL SMOOTH WALLS, CEILING AND FLOORING IN THE BASEMENT AREA USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION OR REMOVE PREP TABLE, SLICER AND ANY FOOD PREP MATERIALS FROM THE AREA.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • : 2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE COOK ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • : 2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE COOK ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.
When was La Fogata Nueva Restaurant last inspected?
La Fogata Nueva Restaurant has 26 inspections on record going back to June 17, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 4, 2025 | Fail | |
| July 28, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 26, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 6, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 29, 2021 | Fail | |
| April 8, 2020 | — | |
| December 16, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 22, 2018 | Pass |
La Fogata Nueva Restaurant vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.
Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 69% 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 August 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.