La Palapa

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 29, 2021 →
• address3350 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60634

Is La Palapa clean?

La Palapa is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on April 26, 2022, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on July 29, 2021. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at La Palapa?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 29, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was La Palapa last inspected?

La Palapa has 7 inspections on record going back to March 6, 2018.

La Palapa vs Dunning

Dunning runs 73% clean across 143 tracked restaurants — 104 clean, 29 mid, 10 cooked.

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• ✓ La Palapa
  clean · April 6, 2018
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  cooked · May 3, 2018
• ✓ Mr Beef On Harlem
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  mid · August 28, 2018
• ✓ Jibaritos On Harlem
  cooked · September 25, 2023
• ✓! Meson Del Taco Express
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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 29, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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