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LA COLONIA

4821 N ELSTON AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60630

Health Inspection: violations

Official health department data. Inspected 2026-10-07; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

7 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-10-07), including 3 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2026-10-07: Complaint

Fail

  • Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED 3 HAND WASHING SINKS WITH NO HAND DRYING PROVISIONS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED BASEMENT HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED BY KNIVES AND SILVERWARE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE HAND WASHING SINK IS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES AND IS NOT BLOCKED. MANAGER HAD STAFF REMOVE ITEMS FROM HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION CONSOLIDATED.
  • Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED SAUSAGES HELD AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 49 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD HOLDING FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 10 POUNDS SAUSAGE ($30) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED MORE THAN 20 SMALL FLIES AND 1 LIVE ROACH THROUGHOUT FACILITY INCLUDING IN BAR AREA, KITCHEN PREP AREA, BASEMENT, AND DINING ROOM AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PEST CONTORL SERVICE RECOMMENDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED MORE THAN 20 ROACH CARCASSES THROUGHOUT FACILITY INCLUDING BEHIND AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT IN BAR, PREP AREAS, BASEMENT, INSIDE THE UNITS UNDERNEATH COOLERS, AND IN DISH AREAS INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  • Critical: CHI-52 — SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: OBSERVED INADEQUATE WASTE WATER DISPOSAL AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. WHEN ONE COMPARTMENT DRAINS ANOTHER ONE FLOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED
  • Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM SINK WITH LEAK FORM BOTTOM PIPES WHENEVER SAID SINK IS RUN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SINK.

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