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La Plena Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 18, 2019
- address2617 W Division St, Chicago 60622
Is La Plena Restaurant clean?
La Plena Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 18, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at La Plena Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 18, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE WITH THE NECESSARY ITEMS GLOVES, MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNS NEAR TO HAND WASHING SINKS IN FRONT BAR AREA AND REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED IMPROPER DATE MARKING ON TCS FOODS INSIDE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE NEEDED AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND DUST ACCUMULATED ON LIGHT SHIELDS COVER ABOVE PREP TABLES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURN OUT LIGHT IN FRONT KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURN OUT LIGHT IN FRONT KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ABOVE THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was La Plena Restaurant last inspected?
La Plena Restaurant has 15 inspections on record going back to January 22, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| April 18, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 21, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 7, 2016 | Fail | |
| October 1, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 24, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 20, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 29, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2012 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2011 | Pass |
La Plena Restaurant 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 0% 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 April 18, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.