Supermercado La Canasta

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 26, 2011
• address5000 S Western Ave, Chicago 60609
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Supermercado La Canasta clean?

Supermercado La Canasta is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 26, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Supermercado La Canasta?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • The licensee shall inform the public in writing of the Chicago Department of Public Health?s Consumer Advisory relating to consuming raw and undercooked animal products. All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS FOR PREPACKED CANDIES
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • The licensee shall inform the public in writing of the Chicago Department of Public Health?s Consumer Advisory relating to consuming raw and undercooked animal products. All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS FOR PREPACKED CANDIES
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS IN WASHROOM,AND REAR IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR. ALSO MUST INSTALL MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS IN WASHROOM,AND REAR IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR. ALSO MUST INSTALL MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters. Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. MUST INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.NO 3- COMP SINK OR EXPOSED HAND SINK ON PREMISE. MUST INSTALL 3- COMP SINK ,AND EXPOSED HAND SINK ON PREMISE
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. CLUTTERED REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST ORGANIZE STORAGE. ALSO ELEVATE STORAGE,TOOLS OFF FLOORS IN BASEMENT.

When was Supermercado La Canasta last inspected?

Supermercado La Canasta has 2 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2011.

Supermercado La Canasta vs Gage Park

Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 August 26, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.