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La Perla Tapatia
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 4, 2022
- address3251 W North Ave, Chicago 60647
Is La Perla Tapatia clean?
La Perla Tapatia is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 4, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at La Perla Tapatia?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 4, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE ON THE MENU OR THE MENU BOARD FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE OR DESCRIBE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE ITEMS WITH AN ASTERISK TO THE REMINDER STATEMENT. MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE BEFORE THE REMINDER STATEMENT:"THESE ITEMS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED OR MAY CONTAIN RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS." PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF TRAINING.
When was La Perla Tapatia last inspected?
La Perla Tapatia has 16 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| October 4, 2022 | Fail | |
| June 28, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 7, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 5, 2019 | Fail | |
| November 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 27, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 19, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 2, 2013 | Pass |
La Perla Tapatia vs Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.
Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 October 4, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.