Los Cantaritos Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedFebruary 28, 2019
• address3625 W North Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Los Cantaritos Grill clean?

Los Cantaritos Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 28, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Los Cantaritos Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 28, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • Violation Codes: 2-102.14(N) Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • Violation Codes: 2-501.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO CLEAN -UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • Violation Codes: 5-204.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND SINK IN BEVERAGE AREA.MUST PROVIDE A HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • Violation Codes: 3-501.17 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO DATE MARKINGS ON TCS READY TO EAT FOODS BEING HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE OF COOLERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • Violation Codes: 3-603.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER ON MENU OF THE RISK OF CONSUMING RAW AND UNDERCOOKED FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • Violation Codes: 3-302.12 Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • Violation Codes: 6-202.15 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED AN APPX"3/4-1" GAP ALONG ALL SIDES OF FRONT AND REAR DOORS AND MISSING MAIL SLOT COVER ON FRONT DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND REPLACE MISSING MAIL SLOT COVER
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • Violation Codes: 3-304.14 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS ON CUTTING BOARDS.MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS INSIDE A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • Violation Codes: 4-903.11 (A;B;D) Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON DISH RACKS
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • Violation Codes: 4-903.11 (A;B;D) Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON DISH RACKS
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • Violation Codes: 4-903.11(A;C) Inspector Comments: MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION • Violation Codes: 4-903.12 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON WALK IN TO PREP AREA AND THEN STOOD THERE AND CONVERSATED AND LEFT OUT OF REAR DOOR.ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN PREP AREAS
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • Violation Codes: 4-903.11(A;C) Inspector Comments: MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION • Violation Codes: 4-903.12 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON WALK IN TO PREP AREA AND THEN STOOD THERE AND CONVERSATED AND LEFT OUT OF REAR DOOR.ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN PREP AREAS
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • Violation Codes: 4-101.19 Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON SHELVING UNITS,GRILL TABLES,FRYER CABINET
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • Violation Codes: 5-501.17 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR GARBAGE CAN IN TOILETROOM
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • Violation Codes: 5-501.17 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR GARBAGE CAN IN TOILETROOM
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Violation Codes: 6-501.13 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. • Violation Codes: 6-201.13 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SEVERAL SMALL HOLES IN WALLS ACROSS FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,MISSING WALL OUTLET COVER NEAR COOLER
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD MANAGER.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Los Cantaritos Grill last inspected?

Los Cantaritos Grill has 5 inspections on record going back to October 7, 2016.

Los Cantaritos Grill vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 32% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 234 clean, 58 mid, 430 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 February 28, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.