La Scarola

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING BETWEEN BASE OF REAR EXIT DOOR AND FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE ROOM(LIQUOR STORAGE AREA). INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
  code 38
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.11: OBSERVED MISSING GROUT IN BETWEEN TILES IN DISHWASHING PREP AREA AND FRONT PREP(WHERE COOKLINE IS). INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT IN BETWEEN TILES IN AREAS WERE GROUT IS MISSING IN DISHWASHING PREP AREA AND FRONT PREP(COOKLINE). OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL TO RIGHT OF HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR HOLE IN WALL TO RIGHT OF HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13: EXPIRED ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 1, 2025: 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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