Las Rosas

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 11, 2011
• address1800 W 18Th St Rear, Chicago 60608
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Las Rosas clean?

Las Rosas is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 11, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Las Rosas?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 11, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times. NO HAND WASH SINK IN THE EMPLOYEES TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO HAND PROVIDE WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. CRITICAL 7-38-030.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. FOUND 60- 70 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UP THE AREA AND CALL YOUR LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY TECH TO COME HERE AND SERVICE THIS ESTABLISHMENT. SERIOUS 7-38-020.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPAIR THE HOLE IN THE STORES CEILING.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPAIR THE HOLE IN THE STORES CEILING.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. SECURE THE LIGHT FIXTURE TO THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT BY THE STAIRS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT AND IN THE STOREROOM 1ST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGNIZE SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE.

When was Las Rosas last inspected?

Las Rosas has 2 inspections on record going back to October 11, 2011.

Las Rosas vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 October 11, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.