✕

Las Islas Marias

April 17, 2025 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NOTED HAND WASH SINK AT THE BAR AREA INACCESSIBLE WITH BUCKETS AND DISHES STORED IN THE BASIN OF THE SINK. MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL HAND-WASH SINKS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. VIOLATION ALSO NOTED ON REPORT DATED 01/08/2024. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL AT FRONT PREP HANDWASHING SINK. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. FOOD HANDLER OBTAINED PAPER TOWEL FOR HAND SINK DURING TIME OF INSPECTION PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO CONTAINER OF MUSSELS IN UPRIGHT COOLER IN MAIN PREP AREA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INFORMED MANAGER THAT SHELLFISH SHELLSTOCK TAG MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVAL SOURCES OF SHELLFISH AND MAINTAIN TAGS FOR 90 DAYS ON PREMISES. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 10 LBS, AT A VALUE OF $20. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 14Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 6 LIVE ROACHES LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN THE MAIN PREP AREA: IN THE CORNER NEAR THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, ON THE WALL ABOVE THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, ON THE WALL NEAR THE COLD-HOLD UNIT, AND THE DRYING RACK OF THE DISHWASHER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO HAVE PEST CONTROL SERVICE PERFORM PEST CONTROL SERVICES ON PREMISES TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN-FREEZER AND ATTIC. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.
code 39
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINING TABLES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION. • NOTED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BIN ON ICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: NOTED CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DISCOLORATION AT THE BAR. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE, AND BASEMENT AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 14, 2025: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Montclare

See every restaurant in Montclare →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.