Latin American Rest & Lounge

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedNovember 20, 2018 →
• address2743 W Division St, Chicago 60622

Is Latin American Rest & Lounge clean?

Latin American Rest & Lounge is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on April 29, 2020, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on November 20, 2018. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Latin American Rest & Lounge?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Latin American Rest & Lounge last inspected?

Latin American Rest & Lounge has 32 inspections on record going back to January 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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 November 20, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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