Lala Food Mart

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 22, 2014 →
• address1133 N California Ave, Chicago 60622
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Lala Food Mart clean?

Lala Food Mart is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 22, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Lala Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 22, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored

When was Lala Food Mart last inspected?

Lala Food Mart has 9 inspections on record going back to March 21, 2011.

Lala Food Mart vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 77% clean across 316 tracked restaurants — 239 clean, 56 mid, 16 cooked.

Against the 316 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 22, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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