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La Fontanella
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 8, 2019
- address2414 S Oakley Ave, Chicago 60608
Is La Fontanella clean?
La Fontanella is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 8, 2019. 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 Fontanella?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE REAR CUTTING BOARD STAINED AND PITTED INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was La Fontanella last inspected?
La Fontanella has 16 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| May 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 5, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 1, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 31, 2017 | — | |
| March 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 18, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2015 | Fail | |
| May 28, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 28, 2013 | Pass |
La Fontanella vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 May 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.