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La Princesa Grocery
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 12, 2016
- address3442 W 24Th St, Chicago 60623
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is La Princesa Grocery clean?
La Princesa Grocery is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 12, 2016. 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 Princesa Grocery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 12, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalFacilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • 3-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 46.5F. ALL COOLERS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING AN INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE OF 40 DEGREES OR LOWER. HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • CHICKEN HOT DOGS-45.6F, SOUR CREAM-47.7F, EGGS-51.5F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ON PREMISES MUST BE STORED AND HELD AT 40 DEGREE OR BELOW UNTIL SOLD. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
- ☠️toxic items stored near foodNo Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES FOR THE NEW BUSINESS, MUST PROVIDE. 100 MICE DROPPINGS FOUND ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON FLOOR ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS ON SALES FLOOR, ON FLOOR AREAS UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HAND SINK, IN WASHROOM AND IN MOP SINK AREA INSIDE WASHROOM, ONWINDOW SEATS IN FRONT AREA UNDERNEATH ALL FRONT WINDOWS, AND ON STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT. ALSO OBSERVED 4 LIVE FLIES ON PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE ALL AREAS SERVICED BY PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL FOOD ITEMS PACKAGED ON PREMISES AND PLACED ON DISPLAY FOR SALE, MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH: BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS, NAME OF PRODUCT, AND INGREDIENT(S).Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL FOOD ITEMS PACKAGED ON PREMISES AND PLACED ON DISPLAY FOR SALE, MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH: BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS, NAME OF PRODUCT, AND INGREDIENT(S).
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE ALL HEAVILY OIL-STAINED CHIP TRAYS ON SALES FLOOR.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE ALL HEAVILY OIL-STAINED CHIP TRAYS ON SALES FLOOR.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD DISPLAY SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR, ALL COOLERS AND PERSONAL REFRIGERATOR ON SALES FLOOR. ALL SINKS, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(COOLERS, REFRIGERATORS, UNDERNEATH ALL SINKS(DIRT, DROPPINGS).Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(COOLERS, REFRIGERATORS, UNDERNEATH ALL SINKS(DIRT, DROPPINGS).
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPAIR OR REPLACE BLOWN LIGHTS(3) ON SALES FLOOR.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • ATTACH A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE TO EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROVIDE 3 STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A DRAIN BOARD AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
When was La Princesa Grocery last inspected?
La Princesa Grocery has 2 inspections on record going back to May 27, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 27, 2016 | — |
La Princesa Grocery vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, 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 July 12, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.