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LA QUEBRADA #3, INC.
5100-5102 S CALIFORNIA AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60632
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-08-24; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
4 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-08-24), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-08-24: Canvass Re-Inspection
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF OUTER FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR LEADING TO PARKING LOT AND BASEMENT EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-501.11: OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON ICE MACHINE LID. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS ON ICE MACHINE LID AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OPENING(EXPOSING INSULATION) IN INTERIOR OF LEFT AND MIDDLE DOORS OF THREE DOOR SMALL COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA ACROSS FROM COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR OR REPLACE DOORS ON SAID COLD HOLDING UNIT.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 4-301.16: OBSERVED NO PREP/DUMP SINK IN BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A PREP/DUMP SINK IN BAR A MINIMUM OF ONE SINK USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION, OBTAINING WATER AND DISCARDING LIQUID WASTE IS REQUIRED IN ANY PREPARATION AREA.
- Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST ON INTERIOR OF NORTHSIDE HOOD IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA AND COVERING CEILING VENT ABOVE HOT HOLDING UNIT ON WEST SIDE OF FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF SAID HOOD AND SAID CEILING VENT IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
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