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La Isla Pequena
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 8, 2013
- address4107 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
Is La Isla Pequena clean?
La Isla Pequena is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 8, 2013. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at La Isla Pequena?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 8, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE BROKEN HANDLE TO REACH-IN COOLER DOORFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE BROKEN HANDLE TO REACH-IN COOLER DOOR
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN AND STORAGE AREASFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN AND STORAGE AREAS
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND CEILING IN REAR KITCHEN AREA IN POOR, HAS CHIPPING PAINT AND STAINED CEILING TILE, NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND CEILING IN REAR KITCHEN AREA IN POOR, HAS CHIPPING PAINT AND STAINED CEILING TILE, NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA, DISCARD UNUSED ITEMS FROM PREMISES, AND BETTER ORGANIZE WANTED ITEMS
When was La Isla Pequena last inspected?
La Isla Pequena has 8 inspections on record going back to February 9, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| October 8, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 19, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2013 | Fail | |
| February 19, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2012 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2012 | Fail |
La Isla Pequena vs Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park runs 32% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 234 clean, 58 mid, 430 cooked.
Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 8, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.