La Iguanita Restaurant

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 16, 2010
• address3733 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60632

Is La Iguanita Restaurant clean?

La Iguanita Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 16, 2010. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at La Iguanita Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 16, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #363243 9/09/10 #29 NOT CORRECTED.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE SHELVING UNITS IN PREP COOLER,LIGHT FIXTURE REMOVED FROM OVER COOKING EQUIPMENT,REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING FLOOR TILES IN DINING AREA.MANAGER IS CORRECTING VIOLATIONS AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #363243 9/09/10 #29 NOT CORRECTED.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE SHELVING UNITS IN PREP COOLER,LIGHT FIXTURE REMOVED FROM OVER COOKING EQUIPMENT,REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING FLOOR TILES IN DINING AREA.MANAGER IS CORRECTING VIOLATIONS AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.MUST LABEL & DATE COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.MUST LABEL & DATE COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR,WORN CUTTING BOARD AT PREP COOLER TOP SIDE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR,WORN CUTTING BOARD AT PREP COOLER TOP SIDE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN WHEEL BASESOF EQUIPMENT,PIPES,HOOD,PREP & REACH IN COOLERS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN BOTH PREP AREAS & TOILET ROOM.MUST CLEAN GREASE & FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN BOTH PREP AREAS & TOILET ROOM.MUST CLEAN GREASE & FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL PANEL AT COOKING EQUIPMENT,WALL IN POOR REPAIR AT COUNTER SEATING AREA,DAMAGED & MISSING WALL BASES IN TOILET ROOM & DINING AREA,GAP BETWEEN FLOOR & WALL BASE NEAR REAR REFRIGERATOR,FRONT WINDOW SILLS PEELING WOOD.MUST CLEAN WALLS & CEILING THROUGHOUT.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS THROUGHOUT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL PANEL AT COOKING EQUIPMENT,WALL IN POOR REPAIR AT COUNTER SEATING AREA,DAMAGED & MISSING WALL BASES IN TOILET ROOM & DINING AREA,GAP BETWEEN FLOOR & WALL BASE NEAR REAR REFRIGERATOR,FRONT WINDOW SILLS PEELING WOOD.MUST CLEAN WALLS & CEILING THROUGHOUT.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS THROUGHOUT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.MUST PROVIDE END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN FRONT PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE 3- COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET IN POOR REPAIR AND REMOVE RUBBER BANDS FROM SAME.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.PREP COOLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.PREP COOLER.

When was La Iguanita Restaurant last inspected?

La Iguanita Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to September 9, 2010.

La Iguanita Restaurant vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 September 16, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.