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La Villa
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 27, 2025
- address3632-3640 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60641
Is La Villa clean?
La Villa is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 27, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Villa?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SINGAGE AT THE FOLLOWING HANDWASHING SINKS: BANQUET ROOM BAR, BASEMENT PREP AREA HANDSINK, AND VILLA STRADA SIDE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TALL FREEZER AT END OF THE COOK LINE WITH BROKEN GASKET ON INSIDE OF DOOR AND BUILD UP OF ICE AT REAR OF FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR GASKET AND DEFROST FREEZER AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED STEADY LEAK COMING FROM PIPE UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE BASEMENT UNISEX EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE BASEMENT UNISEX EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON EXTERIOR OF USED COOKING OIL CONTAINER LOCATED IN OUTDOOR GARBAGE CORRAL. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON EXTERIOR OF USED COOKING OIL CONTAINER LOCATED IN OUTDOOR GARBAGE CORRAL. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE INSIDE FRYER CABINET ON COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
When was La Villa last inspected?
La Villa has 22 inspections on record going back to February 28, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 16, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 8, 2023 | Fail | |
| July 12, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 17, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 18, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 5, 2016 | Pass |
La Villa vs Irving Park
Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 August 27, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.