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Supermercado La Raza Corp

August 8, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AVAILABLE AT HANDSINKS LOCATED IN MEAT PREP AND REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030 (C). PLEASE SEE ABOVE VIOLATION FOR CITATION INFORMATION. PIC PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT THIS TIME. • OBSERVED NO HAND CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK LOCATED IN (IN USE) PREP AREA AS WELL AS REAR PREP AND DISHWASHING AREA DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED. PIC PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.
code 10Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED PACKAGED RED AND GREEN SALSA STORED INSIDE REACH IN COOLERS WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE.APPROXIMATELY 45 SMALL AND LARGE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA, ON WALLS, EQUIPMENT IN PLACE AND ON STORED KITCHENWARE. NOTED 1 LARGE ADULT COCKROACH CRAWLING ON FLOOR NEAR COOLING UNITS IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE PREPARING MEAT IN PREP AREA WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIDING DOORS ON DISPLAY COOLING UNIT CONTAINING MEAT IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DUCT TAPE MENDING EQUIPMENT TOGETHER, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED TABLES, UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLING UNITS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE PRODUCE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE CEILING ATTACHEMENTS.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN CEILING THROUGHOUT MEAT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND INCREASE LIGHTING IN SAID AREA.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 4, 2024: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.