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La Havana Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMay 31, 2016
- address2525 W Division St, Chicago 60622
Is La Havana Cafe clean?
La Havana Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 31, 2016. 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 Havana Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 31, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: FOUND CUBAN SANDWICHES(SLICED COOKED PORK, HAM AND SWISS CHEESE AT TEMP OF 73.8F-75.6-77.8F TO 81.1F),STORED ON TOP THE SHELF ABOVE THE STEAM TABLE; A WHOLE PIECE OF COOKED PORK STORED ON SHELF ABOVE THE STEAM TABLE AT TEMP OF 45.5F TO 51.2F. HOT FOOD MUST 140F AND ABOVE, COLD FOOD 40F AND BELOW. FOUND A PACKAGE OF SLICED HAM INSIDE THE SMALL COOLER AT TEMP OF 57.6F. COOLER UNIT MAINTAIN TEMP OF 35.7F. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUNDS 25 , VALUE $200. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalSewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS CLOGGED ,FULL OF WASTE WATER. UNABLE TO USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DUE TO WATER BACKING UP ONTO FLOOR IN DISH ROOM AND PREP AREA/KITCHEN WHICH PRESENTLY IS IN USE. PLUMBER REPORTED ON PREMISES AT 2:50PM TO CORRECT. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030.
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA/BAR WITHOUT SOAP.EXPOSED HAND SINK IN KITCHEN/DISHROOM WITHOUT PAPER. ALSO AT SAID SINK UTENSILS AND A CONTAINER WAS STORED IN IT,PERSONALLY REMOVE THEM.SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS WAS PROVIDED UPON OUR REQUEST(SANITATIAN AND SUPERVISOR). SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS MUST BE PROVIDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • UTENSILS(TEASPOONS) STORED ON TOP THE FRONT COUNTER MUST BE INVERTED.OBSERVED ICE SCOOP NOT PROTECTED,STORED ON TOP THE SHELF BY PAPER AND NOTE BOOKS. MUST PROVIDE AN ENCLOSED ICE SCOOP CONTAINERFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • UTENSILS(TEASPOONS) STORED ON TOP THE FRONT COUNTER MUST BE INVERTED.OBSERVED ICE SCOOP NOT PROTECTED,STORED ON TOP THE SHELF BY PAPER AND NOTE BOOKS. MUST PROVIDE AN ENCLOSED ICE SCOOP CONTAINER
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • GRIME AND MINERAL DEPOSIT BUILD-UP INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FOOD SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS ON KITCHEN SHELVES, BOXES AND CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR BESIDE AND BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE WITH DEBRIS ,ALSO UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER/BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT..INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR BESIDE AND BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE WITH DEBRIS ,ALSO UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER/BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT..INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • ACCUMULATED GREASE AND DUST IN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • ACCUMULATED GREASE AND DUST IN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • WATER PIPE UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AT FRONT PREP/BAR AREA IS LEAKING.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
When was La Havana Cafe last inspected?
La Havana Cafe has 9 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| May 31, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 3, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2015 | Fail | |
| May 9, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 27, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 12, 2012 | Fail | |
| December 17, 2010 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2010 | Pass |
La Havana Cafe vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 31, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.