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LA PASADITA

1140 N ASHLAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60622

Health Inspection: okay

Official health department data. Inspected 2025-05-09; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

10 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-05-09), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2025-05-09: Canvass

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER SANITIZING AT 0.0 PPM'S. AT FRONT 1- COMPARTMENT SINK OF MULTI-USE UTENSILS(TONGS AND LIDS)WITH A SCRUBBER AND SOAP UNDER RUNNING WATER.INSTRUCTED TO SET UP 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE UTENSILS. (PRIORITY 7-38-025)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
  • Not Critical: CHI-21 — PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF TCS READY TO EAT FOODS, SUCH AS 2 LBS.COOKED BEANS AT 118.9°F ON TOPSIDE OF HOT HOLDING UNIT. THE PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY THE MANAGER. MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135°F OR ABOVE.APPX.2LBS.$20.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
  • Not Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 10LBS.COOKED BEANS AT 51.8°F IN REAR REFRIGERATOR. THE PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY THE MANAGER. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0°F OR BELOW.APPX.10LBS.$60.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(COS)(CONSOLIDATED VIOLATION)
  • Not Critical: CHI-44 — UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES.
  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVING UNITS FROM PREP TABLES IN REAR PREP AREA.
  • Not Critical: CHI-48 — WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: OBSERVED OVER SIZED POTS TO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK MUST PROVIDE SMALLER POTS OR A LARGER SINK.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST GROUT FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AND WHERE NEEDED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA AND FRONT PREP AREA.
  • Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER AND MAINTAIN.

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