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Paleteria La Ceiba
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 1, 2019
- address5858 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60639
Is Paleteria La Ceiba clean?
Paleteria La Ceiba is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 1, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Paleteria La Ceiba?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 1, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • A DIPPER WELL MUST BE INSTALLED FOR HAND SCOOPED ICE CREAM.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • A DIPPER WELL MUST BE INSTALLED FOR HAND SCOOPED ICE CREAM.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FLAT PIECES OF FOAMULAR INSULATION PLACED IN THE ICE CREAM FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND USE A CLEANABLE SURFACE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE CHEST FREEZER IN THE REAR PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE. • THE WASHROOM DOOR IS NOT SELF-CLOSING. MUST INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE IN THE WASHROOM DOOR.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE. • THE WASHROOM DOOR IS NOT SELF-CLOSING. MUST INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE IN THE WASHROOM DOOR.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NO EXHAUST FAN PROVIDED IN THE WASHROOM. MUST INSTALL. • NO LIGHT PROVIDED INSIDE OF THE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NO EXHAUST FAN PROVIDED IN THE WASHROOM. MUST INSTALL. • NO LIGHT PROVIDED INSIDE OF THE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
When was Paleteria La Ceiba last inspected?
Paleteria La Ceiba has 2 inspections on record going back to February 1, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| February 1, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Paleteria La Ceiba vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 1, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.