La Guera Restaurant Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMay 14, 2014
• address4011 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60639

Is La Guera Restaurant Inc. clean?

La Guera Restaurant Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2014. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at La Guera Restaurant Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 2- DOOR PREP COOLER AT 90.2F WITH(RED & GREEN SALSA,SLICED TOMATOES STORED ON TOPSIDE OF COOLER.A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 40F OR BELOW.ONCE REPAIRED FAX LETTER TO (312)746-8040 WHEN READY.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A).
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF COOKED FOODS AT STEAM TABLE & 2-DOOR PREP COOLER,COUNTER TOPS SUCH AS COOKED STEAK 68.6F,ITALIAN BEEF 131.1F,ITALIAN SAUSAGE 129.4F,HOT DOGS 123.2F,POLISH SAUSAGE 121.2F,CORN ON COB 129.8F,BEANS 117.3,SLICED TOMATO 73.5F,RED SALSA 66.2F,GREEN SALSA 55.7F.NO TIME & TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW.PRODUCT WAS DUMPED & DENATURED BY OWNER.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING AT 40F OR BELOW & HOT FOODS AT 140F & ABOVE.APPX.15LBS. $30.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A)
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • OBSERVED HAND WASHING FACILITIES WITHOUT SOAP & TOWELS ACCESSIBLE FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREAS & TOILET ROOMS WHILE FOOD IS BEING HANDLED.FRONT PREP HAND SINK NO SOAP & TOWELS,REAR PREP AREA HAND SINK NO TOWELS,TOILET ROOM NO SOAP & TOWELS.MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.HAD MANAGER TO PUT SOAP & TOWELS AT SINKS AT THIS TIME.(CRITICAL 7-38-030)
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW.WILL PROVIDE & POST A NEW SUMMARY REPORT ON SITE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.(SERIOUS 7-42-010B).
  * Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW.WILL PROVIDE & POST A NEW SUMMARY REPORT ON SITE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.(SERIOUS 7-42-010B).
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL & DATE COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS & FREEZERS.MUST LABEL REPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS ON DISPLAY FOR SALE.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL & DATE COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS & FREEZERS.MUST LABEL REPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS ON DISPLAY FOR SALE.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS ABOVE 3- COMP SINK.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS ABOVE 3- COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM SHELF UNDER GRILL TABLE.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON LID AT STEAM TABLE.MUST REMOVE CARD BOARD BOXES USED FOR GARBAGE AND PROVIDE GARBAGE CANS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM SHELF UNDER GRILL TABLE.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON LID AT STEAM TABLE.MUST REMOVE CARD BOARD BOXES USED FOR GARBAGE AND PROVIDE GARBAGE CANS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FRYER,GRILL TABLE,LOWER SHELF AT STEAM TABLE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FLOOR TRIM IN FRONT OF 3- COMP SINK.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FLOOR TRIM IN FRONT OF 3- COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST CLEAN DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS & REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT BULB IN DINING AREA.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST REPLACE MISSING SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE A DIPPING WELL FOR BULK ICE CREAM AND DON'T STORE ICE CREAM SCOOPS IN ICE CREAM CONTAINERS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT 3- COMP SINK.

When was La Guera Restaurant Inc. last inspected?

La Guera Restaurant Inc. has 7 inspections on record going back to October 24, 2013.

La Guera Restaurant Inc. vs Hermosa

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Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 14, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.