La Huacana

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedOctober 2, 2019
• address2021 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is La Huacana clean?

La Huacana is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 2, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at La Huacana?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 2, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO MANAGER WITH A CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, PREMISES SELLING CHICHARRON AND FRESH MEAT/CHORIZO AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, 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, CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED RODENT ACTIVITY IN THE BASEMENT AROUND 40 DROPPINGS THRU OUT THE BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE STORAGE SHELVES IN THE REAR WALK-IN COOLER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO CHLORINE TEST STRIPS ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO CHLORINE TEST STRIPS ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, THE GAS HAS BEEN TRUNED OFF. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(c), CITATION ISSUED.
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, THE GAS HAS BEEN TRUNED OFF. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(c), CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED COOKING WITH PROPANE TANKS IN THE BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL SIX PROPANE TANKS FROM THE BUILDING. ALSO NOTED SOME CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • SEE VIOLATION #60
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • SEE VIOLATION #60
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED NON COMPLIANCE WITH VIOLATION #57 NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. FROM REPORT# 2243938 DATE 12/31/2018, CORRECT BY DATE 3/18/2019. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED NON COMPLIANCE WITH VIOLATION #57 NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. FROM REPORT# 2243938 DATE 12/31/2018, CORRECT BY DATE 3/18/2019. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED.

When was La Huacana last inspected?

La Huacana has 4 inspections on record going back to December 18, 2018.

La Huacana 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 13% 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 October 2, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.