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La Korita
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 9, 2017
- address5137 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639
Is La Korita clean?
La Korita is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 9, 2017. 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 Korita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL PALETAS WITH PROPER INFO (NAME,ADDRESS,INGREIDENTS,WEIGHT),FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL PALETAS WITH PROPER INFO (NAME,ADDRESS,INGREIDENTS,WEIGHT),FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED LID ON ICE CREAM FREEZER IN FRONT PREP AREA.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED LID ON ICE CREAM FREEZER IN FRONT PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST SEAL GAP IN BETWEEN FLOOR TILES AND WALL BASE BEHIND PREP COOLERS IN FRONT PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR BEHIND PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST SEAL GAP IN BETWEEN FLOOR TILES AND WALL BASE BEHIND PREP COOLERS IN FRONT PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR BEHIND PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM WALL VENT IN REAR PREP AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM WALL VENT IN REAR PREP AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMP SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET AT 3- COMP SINK.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR GLASS REACH IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR GLASS REACH IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE CLUTTER OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL NEAR MOP SINK IN REAR AREA.
When was La Korita last inspected?
La Korita has 2 inspections on record going back to March 9, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| March 9, 2017 | Pass |
La Korita vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, 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 March 9, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.