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La Roqueta Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 5, 2026
- address4023-4025 W 31St St, Chicago 60623
Is La Roqueta Restaurant clean?
La Roqueta Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 5, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Roqueta Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN BASEMENT UNISEX WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL WOMEN AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN BASEMENT UNISEX WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL WOMEN AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BAR AREA.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BAR AREA.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2622675 ON 8-22-25:58- OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER TO BE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN UPDATED TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2622675 ON 8-22-25:58- OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER TO BE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN UPDATED TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
When was La Roqueta Restaurant last inspected?
La Roqueta Restaurant has 18 inspections on record going back to May 18, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 22, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 13, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 30, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2021 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2020 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 21, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 20, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 14, 2015 | Pass |
La Roqueta Restaurant 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 32% 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 March 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.