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La Catrina Restaurant Llc

Restaurant

3924 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Northwest Side

Aug 18, 2026 โ€” Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Black slime found in ice machine dripping into ice used for customer drinks.

Key Findings

  • Ice machine had black slimy buildup on interior water components contaminating ice served to customers. Machine was shut down and ordered cleaned.
  • One food handler had an expired food handler certificate; management must provide proof of current training for all food employees.
  • Manager observed preparing food without a hair restraint in the prep area.
  • Frozen meats stored in non-food-grade plastic grocery bags instead of proper food storage containers.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #57 โ€” ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.

Violation code #16 โ€” FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCES ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE, DRIPPING INTO ICE "ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION". INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MAKER CLEANED AND SANITIZED AND MAINTAINED.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.

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Inspection History

La Catrina Restaurant Llc has had 11 inspections in the last 5 years with a 55% pass rate. Last inspection was on Aug 26, 2026.

Aug 26, 2026Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection โ€” A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

3 violations
Aug 18, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

8 violations
Mar 20, 2025Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection โ€” A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.