Cooked?
Paleteria La Plaza
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 15, 2026
- address3046 N Cicero Ave, Chicago 60641
Is Paleteria La Plaza clean?
Paleteria La Plaza is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 15, 2026. 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 Paleteria La Plaza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK INACCESSIBLE AT THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA IN OPERABLE DUE TO IT LEAKING WHEN IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c)
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10-15 RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE, AND MAINTAIN PREMISES FREE OF PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THREE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITHOUT ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE COMPLETES ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AND RECEIVES ALLERGEN AWARENESS CERTIFICATE.
When was Paleteria La Plaza last inspected?
Paleteria La Plaza has 20 inspections on record going back to July 6, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| June 15, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 19, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 2, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 28, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 22, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 31, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 30, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 16, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2016 | Pass |
Paleteria La Plaza 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 14% of them.
Other spots in Belmont Cragin
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 June 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.