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La Licor Panamericana
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 8, 2025
- address2521 N California Ave, Chicago 60647
Is La Licor Panamericana clean?
La Licor Panamericana is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 8, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Licor Panamericana?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: **C** Nonfood-Contact Surfaces OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER, SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(B): (B) The FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of cooking EQUIPMENT and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations. OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. • 4-602.13: NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12: **C** Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN IN WALK-IN COOLER, LIGHT SHIELDS IN COOKING AREA AND CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FANS, LIGHT SHIELDS AND CEILING/WALL VENTS. • 6-201.16: **C** Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings OBSERVED CHIPPED AND BUBBLING WATER DAMAGED PAINT ON THE CEILING OF BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-201.13: **C** Floor and Wall Junctures, Coved, and Enclosed or Sealed OBSERVED BASE BOARD PEELING OFF WALL IN ENTIRE BASEMENT PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11: **C** Intensity- Lighting OBSERVED A BURNED-OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11: **C** Intensity- Lighting OBSERVED A BURNED-OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
When was La Licor Panamericana last inspected?
La Licor Panamericana has 4 inspections on record going back to July 8, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 1, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2024 | — |
La Licor Panamericana vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 42% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 555 clean, 142 mid, 612 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 August 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.