La Lena

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 18, 2025
• address3756-3758 W North Ave, Chicago 60647

Is La Lena clean?

La Lena is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 18, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at La Lena?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-501.112: **C** Removing Dead or Trapped Birds, Insects, Rodents and other Pests OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP AREAS ENCRUSTED WITH DEAD ROACHES INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.17: **C** Wood, Use Limitation OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVES, SURFACES IN REAR PREP BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR PAINT TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11: **C** Floors, Walls, and Ceilings- Cleanability OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR AND WALL TILES THROUGH OUT FACILITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS(HALLWAY FROM PREP TO DRY STORAGE, IN REAR AND FRONT PREP). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • 6-201.16: **C** Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings OBSERVED MISSING CEILINGS TILE PANELS IN THE DINING ROOM, FRONT AND REAR PREP AND STORAGE AREAS AND WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REPLACE MISSING PANELS AND/OR REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES. • 6-501.11: **C** Maintained in Good Repair, Facilities (FACILITIES NOT IN GOOD REPAIR) OBSERVED EXPOSED FOAM-LIKE CAULK ON THE WALLS AND AROUND PIPES THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AREA TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

When was La Lena last inspected?

La Lena has 26 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

La Lena vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% of them.

Other spots in Humboldt Park

• ✓ La Lena
  clean · August 3, 2011
• ✓ Andy's Cafe
  clean · January 14, 2011
• ✓! Mozart Grocery Store
  mid · April 3, 2012
• ✓ Taqueria Huentitan Restaurant
  clean · May 12, 2026
• ✓ Bp
  clean · July 30, 2015
• ✓ Guses Food
  clean · January 25, 2011

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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 December 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.