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La Pequena Grocery
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 17, 2012
- address3624 W Palmer St, Chicago 60647
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is La Pequena Grocery clean?
La Pequena Grocery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 17, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Pequena Grocery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Must seal all raw wooden surfaces throughout the premises using a non-toxic finish.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Must seal all raw wooden surfaces throughout the premises using a non-toxic finish.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Must clean,maintain floors beneath the grocery shelvings throughout the premises.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Must clean,maintain floors beneath the grocery shelvings throughout the premises.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Must provide a backflow prevention device for the mop sink,and clean,maintain ventilation cover inside the toilet room.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Must provide,maintain thermometers inside all refrigeration units.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Must provide,maintain thermometers inside all refrigeration units.
When was La Pequena Grocery last inspected?
La Pequena Grocery has 3 inspections on record going back to December 17, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| September 29, 2014 | — | |
| December 17, 2012 | Pass |
La Pequena Grocery vs Hermosa
Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.
Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 December 17, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.