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La Catrina Restaurant Llc

Restaurant

3924 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Northwest Side

Aug 26, 2026 โ€” Canvass re-inspection

Pass

A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

Employee with expired food handler certificate was working; cooler door gaskets were torn.

Key Findings

  • One food handling employee had an expired food handler certificate.
  • Two coolers had torn door gaskets that need replacement.
  • A certified food manager was missing required allergen training documentation.

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:

2-102.13---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 #47 โ€” FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
Inspector's Notes:

4-501.11---OBSERVED A TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE KITCHEN 2-DOOR PREP LINE COOLER AND INSIDE THE 2-DOOR STAND-UP COOLER NEAR THE DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET.

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, 2026PassVIEWING NOW

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

3 violations
Aug 18, 2026Fail

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.