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La Mixteca Poblana
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 14, 2016
- address2880 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60623
Is La Mixteca Poblana clean?
La Mixteca Poblana is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 14, 2016. 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 Mixteca Poblana?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 14, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATIONS NOTED 6-7-16 ON REPORT # 1932236 NOT CORRECTED:-18- RODENT DROPPINGS MINIMIZED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. -19- OUTSIDE GARBAGE STILL NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, OVERFLOWING TRASH FOUND IN GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 7-42-090 CRITICAL.criticalPrevious Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATIONS NOTED 6-7-16 ON REPORT # 1932236 NOT CORRECTED:-18- RODENT DROPPINGS MINIMIZED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. -19- OUTSIDE GARBAGE STILL NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, OVERFLOWING TRASH FOUND IN GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 7-42-090 CRITICAL.
- 🧪toxic chemicals mishandledPrevious Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • NON COMPLIANT WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING REQUIREMENT, NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED DURING INVESTIGATION. -MUST PROVIDE. NON COMPLIANT SERIOUS 7-42-090.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT ALL RUSTY SHELVES AND SURFACES COVERED WITH ALUMINUM FOIL AND UNERNEATH PREP TABLES.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT ALL RUSTY SHELVES AND SURFACES COVERED WITH ALUMINUM FOIL AND UNERNEATH PREP TABLES.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS, STORAGE CABINETS, CAN OPENER AND SLEEVE ATTACHED TO PREP TABLE, CABINET INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS REMOVNG ALL DEBRIS THROUGHOUT ALL ROOMS AND AREAS ON FIRST FLOOR AND IN BASEMENT AND ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS REMOVNG ALL DEBRIS THROUGHOUT ALL ROOMS AND AREAS ON FIRST FLOOR AND IN BASEMENT AND ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN DIRT AND STAINS FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT, AND PAINT AREAS THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN GREASE BUILD-UP FROM HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN DIRT AND STAINS FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT, AND PAINT AREAS THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN GREASE BUILD-UP FROM HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • CLEAN MASSIVE DUST BUILD-UP ON EXHAUST FANS IN WASHROOMS.
When was La Mixteca Poblana last inspected?
La Mixteca Poblana has 12 inspections on record going back to August 6, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 16, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| June 14, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 7, 2016 | Fail | |
| December 28, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 21, 2015 | Fail | |
| May 6, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 24, 2015 | Fail | |
| April 17, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2014 | Fail | |
| September 9, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2013 | Fail |
La Mixteca Poblana vs North Lawndale
North Lawndale runs 31% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 190 clean, 30 mid, 396 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, 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 June 14, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.