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La Trailita
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 6, 2023
- address5940 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639
Is La Trailita clean?
La Trailita is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 6, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Trailita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 6, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12: OBSERVED RICE AND SUGAR IN CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD, CONDIMENTS AND SPICES NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS SHALL BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS LINER ON EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AS LINER, ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. • 4-501.12: OBSERVED THREE STAINED WHITE CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA(ON TWO DOOR COOLER, PREP TABLE AND IN FRONT OF FLAT TOP GRILL). INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED BLACK STAINS ON GASKET OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GASKETS OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT AND MAINTAIN. PREP TABLES HOLDING BOTH GRILLS HAVE BLACK GREASY BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK SO THAT IT CAN BE EASILY LOCATED AND SERVICED. • 5-205.15: OBSERVED DRAIN PIPE OF HANDWASHING SINK WITH NO AIR GAP LEADING TO FLOOR DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AIR GAP LEADING TO FLOOR DRAIN AND DRAIN PIPE OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FAUCET IN WASHROOM.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18: OBSERVED SOILED INTERIOR OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA AND DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18: OBSERVED SOILED INTERIOR OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA AND DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12: OBSERVED DIRT AND SPILLAGE ON WALLS AND FLOORS BEHIND HANDWASHING SINK AND FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT PREP AREA. OBSERVED BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-201.11: OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN WALL IN FRONT PREP NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK AND UNSEALED WOODEN PLANKS BEHIND HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AND UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT BASE OF WALL. INSTRUCTED WALLS SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED SO THAT THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN WHITE DOOR SEPARATING THE FRONT PREP FROM DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE WHITE DOOR SMOOTH FOR EASE CLEANABILITY. • 6-501.11: OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON WALL NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CHIPPED PAINT AND REPAINT SAID AREA. OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR IN FRONT OF REAR EXIT AND DAMAGED WALL NEXT TO REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR FLOOR AND WALL FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED MISSING COVER ON OUTLET NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OUTLET COVER. OBSERVED SPACE AROUND EXTERIOR OF WASHBOWL OF HANDWASHING SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL SPACE BETWEEN WASHBOWL AND COUNTER OF HANDWASHING SINK. • 6-501.114: OBSERVED TWO BLACK GRILLS IN REAR OUTDOOR DINING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GRILLS FROM PREMISES. OBSERVED WOOD AND ROOFING MATERIALS IN OUTDOOR REAR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE WOOD AND ROOFING MATERIALS FROM REAR OF FACILITY.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST ON EXTERIOR OF CEILING VENT COVER IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST ON EXTERIOR OF CEILING VENT COVER IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was La Trailita last inspected?
La Trailita has 4 inspections on record going back to October 3, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| November 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 3, 2023 | — |
La Trailita 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 43% 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 November 6, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.