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LA CHOZA MEXICAN GRILL
7022 N CLARK ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60626
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2025-03-07; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
8 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-03-07), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2025-03-07: Canvass
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-41 — WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: A BUCKET WITH SANITIZE SOLUTION AND LINEN MUST BE PROVIDED AT PREP TABLES
- Not Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE ICE BIN BY THE EDGE OF DOOR NOT CLEAN. BEGINING OF MINERAL BUILD-UP. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(B) MUST NOT USE ALUMINUM FOIL AS LINER FOR COOKING EQUIPMENT(SHELF ABOVE STOVE). MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES BEHIND COOKING LINE.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND DRY BLOOD SPILLED INSIDE REACH-IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: LEAKING FAUCET AT BASE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE BASE NECK OF FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS PROFUSELY LEAKING.REPAIR ISSUE.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: DEBRIS UNDER SHELVES AND GREASE UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN, PREP AREA AND STORAGE AREA.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: ACCUMULATED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVERS IN DINING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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