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La Paloma Grocery Store
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 23, 2025
- address4324 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60629
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is La Paloma Grocery Store clean?
La Paloma Grocery Store is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Paloma Grocery Store?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ONSITE. INFORMED THE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED ALONG WITH THE CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHEN TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS ARE STORED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLERS AND DISPLAY COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED ON THE FLOOR IN FOOD PREP AREA AND AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • OBSERVED CRATES USED AS SHELVING IN THE REAR OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON VENTILATION IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MTO CLEAN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON VENTILATION IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MTO CLEAN.
When was La Paloma Grocery Store last inspected?
La Paloma Grocery Store has 9 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 31, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 5, 2019 | Fail | |
| November 9, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2010 | Pass | |
| October 4, 2010 | Fail |
La Paloma Grocery Store vs West Lawn
West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.
Other spots in West Lawn
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 October 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.