Naguara Arepas
Last inspected: Feb 25, 2025
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NAGUARA AREPAS, located at 2525 N Laramie Ave in Chicago, IL, underwent a moderate risk inspection on February 25, 2025. This inspection resulted in one critical, one major, and four minor violations. The facility has a history of mostly low-risk inspections across its two recorded evaluations.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 25, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
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Jan 31, 2024
License
2 minor violations.
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Violations — Feb 25, 2025 Inspection
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER FROM 8:15AM TO 9:00AM WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN WERE PREPARED. AT 9:00AM CERTIFIED MANAGER RONALD PEREZ ARRIVED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYEE HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
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Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS 5LBS OF DICE CHICKEN MIXED WITH BEEF AT 50.8F AND A DOZEN OF EGG AT 70.4F. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 5LBS AT $95. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW . PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER OIL FILTERING UNIT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: OBSERVED 2 EMPLOYEES WORKING WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES
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Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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