La Patrona

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 25, 2017
• address324 N Leavitt St, Chicago 60612
• cuisineMobile Food Preparer

Is La Patrona clean?

La Patrona is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 25, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at La Patrona?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 25, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • OBSERVED NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT HANDSINK OR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN BOTH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • OBSERVED WASTE WATER PROFUSELY LEAKING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT LEAK AND MAINTAIN.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • Observed no pest control log book available for review by City of Chicago Public Health. Must provide log book on vehicle for review at all times. Serious violation 7-38-020.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Observed hole in the floor of vehicle in prep area. Must repair to prevent pest entry. Must maintain same.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Observed hole in the floor of vehicle in prep area. Must repair to prevent pest entry. Must maintain same.

When was La Patrona last inspected?

La Patrona has 3 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2016.

La Patrona vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 May 25, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.