LA Serpiente Emplumada LLC
5505 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 · Lincoln Square · Restaurant · High risk
Mostly clean — 4 of 5 passed, one prior failure
Last Inspected
2025-11-04
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2025-11-04)
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2024)
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training minor 2×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
🌡 Food Temperature minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
Inspection History
5 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON THE TALL TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
NOTED DIRTY STOVE BACKSPLASH. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
INTERIOR OF THE HAND SINK AND THE ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK NOTED DIRTY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DIRTY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.-----MISSING FLOOR TILE IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHER NEEDED ITEMS STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.
2024-12-10 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 1 ▾
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
2-102.13--OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE.
7 ▾
minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED EXCESS ICE BUILD UP INSIDE ICE BOX CHEST FREEZER IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REMOVE ICE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES/CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
minor Sanitation
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 2587327 ON 12/21/2023. #53. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING MECHANISM FOR THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM ...
4 ▾
minor Food Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER CONSPICUOUSLY PLACED IN REACH-IN COOLER IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING MECHANISM FOR THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA ---ALSO OBSERVED DIRT BUILDUP IN ALL CORNERS OF FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN FLOOR DRAIN AND IN ALL CORNERS OF T...
minor Plumbing & Waste
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
3 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/PAINT RAW WOOD ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
minor Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES/CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSIDE WASHROOM.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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