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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.

Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.

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