La Colonia
4821 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630
Read the pairs, not the count. A failure is normally followed within days by a re-inspection, and that re-inspection is a second row here. On the timeline below they sit almost on top of each other — one bad day, two marks.
The whole record
- Pass25%
- Conditional25%
- Fail50%
- FailOct 7, 2026ComplaintRisk 1 (High)
- 10
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Observed 3 hand washing sinks with no hand drying provisions. Instructed manager to provide. Manager provided paper towels. Priority violation 7-38-030(c) citation issued.
- 10
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Observed basement hand washing sink blocked by knives and silverware. Instructed manager to ensure hand washing sink is accessible at all times and is not blocked. Manager had staff remove items from hand washing sink. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c) citation consolidated.
- 22
Proper cold holding temperatures
Observed sausages held at an inadequate temperature of 49 f. Instructed manager to ensure all cold holding foods are held at 41 f and below. Manager discarded 10 pounds sausage ($30) priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
- 38
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Observed more than 20 small flies and 1 live roach throughout facility including in bar area, kitchen prep area, basement, and dining room area. Instructed manager to eliminate pest activity. Pest contorl service recommended. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a) citation issued.
- 38
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Observed more than 20 roach carcasses throughout facility including behind and underneath equipment in bar, prep areas, basement, inside the units underneath coolers, and in dish areas instructed manager to clean and maintain.
- 51
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Observed employee toilet room sink with leak form bottom pipes whenever said sink is run. Instructed manager to repair sink.
- 52
Sewage & waste water properly disposed
Observed inadequate waste water disposal at three compartment sink. When one compartment drains another one floods. Instructed manager to service 3 compartment sink. Priority violation 7-38-030 (c). Citation issued
- 10
- ConditionalJun 3, 2026CanvassRisk 1 (High)
- 48
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Observed 3 compartment sink with heavy leak. When left compartment is filled with water; water leaks into and contaminates the adjacent sink. Instructed manager to seal leak and ensure 3 compartment sink is in proper working order. Manager sealed leak. Priority foundation violation 7-38-025 citation issued
- 52
Sewage & waste water properly disposed
Observed inadequate waste water disposal at three compartment sink. When one compartment drains another one floods. Instructed manager to service 3 compartment sink. Manager cleaned grease trap priority violation 7-38-030 (c). Citation issued
- 48
- PassMay 1, 2025License Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
- FailApr 29, 2025LicenseRisk 1 (High)
- 10
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Observed no handwashing sink convenient and accessible for the main cooking area where food is prepared. Must install a handwashing sink convenient and accessible to the main cooking area with hot and cold running water. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030 (c)
- 48
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Observed high temperature dish machine on site. Must obtain a waterproof high temperature thermometer or high temperature test strips to verify the high temperature dish machine is reaching 160°f minimum at the plates' surface. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005
- 10
Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.
On the street
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What it gets cited for
- 103×
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- 382×
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- 522×
Sewage & waste water properly disposed
- 482×
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- 221×
Proper cold holding temperatures
- 511×
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Counted across every inspection on record here. A code that keeps coming back is the more telling signal.
Source
Published by the Chicago Department of Public Health as Food Inspections, updated weekly. This page shows every row the city holds under licence 2966303 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.