Cooked?
La Roquita
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 8, 2016
- address5210 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639
Is La Roquita clean?
La Roquita is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 8, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Roquita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 8, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-12a.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED TWO BROKEN DRAIN STOPPERS IN THE PREP KITCHEN 3 COMP. SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE NEW ONES. ALSO REMOVE RUST FROM THE TWO TABLE STORAGE SHELF, ONE IN DISH AREA, AND THE OTHER UNDER THE GRILL.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED TWO BROKEN DRAIN STOPPERS IN THE PREP KITCHEN 3 COMP. SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE NEW ONES. ALSO REMOVE RUST FROM THE TWO TABLE STORAGE SHELF, ONE IN DISH AREA, AND THE OTHER UNDER THE GRILL.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN, INTERIOR OF THE FRYER DOORS, UP-RIGHT FREEZERS, EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALSO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL CUTTING BOARDS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THRU OUT, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THRU OUT, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED REAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK SPRAYER ONLY, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A NOZZEL THAT REACHES ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS.ALSO OBSERVED SIDE BAR GUN HOLDER NOT PROPERLY DRAINING NO DRAIN LINE TO DRAIN, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY CONNECT TO DRAIN.
When was La Roquita last inspected?
La Roquita has 11 inspections on record going back to October 21, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| June 8, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 31, 2016 | — | |
| March 11, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 5, 2015 | — | |
| September 5, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 21, 2014 | — | |
| October 21, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2013 | — | |
| November 8, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2011 | Fail |
La Roquita vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.
Other spots in Belmont Cragin
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 June 8, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.