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La Mom Kitchen

Restaurant

5357 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640

North Side

Oct 8, 2026 — License inspection

Fail

Required before the city issues a business license.

Restaurant has only one customer bathroom but seats 42 people—must add a second restroom or reduce seating to 30.

Key Findings

  • Only one customer-accessible washroom for 42 seated diners, violating health code requirements.
  • Must either install a second customer restroom or reduce seating capacity to maximum 30 seats.
  • This is a priority foundation violation under municipal code 7-38-030C.

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 #53 — TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
Inspector's Notes:

ONLY 1 WASHROOM FOR CUSTOMERS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE DINING ROOM. MUST PROVIDE A 2ND CUSTOMER ACCESSIBLE WASHROOM OR DECREASE SEATING OCCUPANCY TO NO MORE THAN 30 SEATS. CURRENTLY 42 SEATS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030C.

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Inspection History

La Mom Kitchen has had 5 inspections in the last 5 years with a 60% pass rate. Last inspection was on Oct 15, 2026.

Oct 15, 2026Pass

License Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm license-inspection violations were fixed.

Oct 15, 2026Conditional

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

6 violations
Oct 8, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

License — Required before the city issues a business license.

1 violation