1. Illinois small cities
2. Illinois smaller cities
3. Illinois
4. Chicago, IL Restaurants

Business Info

Restaurant: Las Islas Marias
Address: 5401 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60632
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: Dec 31, 2012

Score
(the higher the better)
100

Add photo of this business × Description:

Restaurant representatives - add corrected or new information about Las Islas Marias, 5401 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60632 »

First Name:

Last Name:

Your position at this restaurant:

E-mail (will not be displayed publicly)   

Phone: (will not be displayed publicly)

Corrected or new information:  (50-4000 characters, will be displayed publicly)

Type the code shown:

Your IP address 3.143.9.109 will be logged.

Violation descriptions and comments

All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF FRESH OYSTERS AT 69.9 F-75.1 F PLATED IN A LARGE PLASTIC BUSS PAN ON PREP TABLE ,CEVICHE 47.9 F-48.5 F IN A LARGE BUSS PAN.NO TIME & TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW.PRODUCT WAS VOLUNTARILY DUMPED & DENATURED. APPX 10 LBS $30.
Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times.OBSERVED HAND SINK IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE TO WHERE A CUTTING BOARD AND 3 CLEAR PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH FOOD STORED INSIDE SITTING ON TOP OF HAND SINK & NO PAPER TOWEL AT SAME.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO KEEP HAND SINK ACCESSIBLE AND PROVIDE TOWELS AT SINKS AT ALL TIMES.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.MUST STORE MULTI USE UTENSILS PROPERLY.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER,PREP TABLES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON PREP COOLER,UPRIGHT COOLER ON 1ST FL.,MISSING HANDLE ON STEAM TABLE LID,MISSING VENTILATION COVER IN STAFF TOILET ROOM.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 2 & 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,DEEP FRYERS,OVER HEAD RACKS,PIPES OF EQUIPMENT,GLASS COOLER IN BAR AREA,VENTILATION VENT IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT.MUST KEEP FLOOR DRY IN BASEMENT.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST CLEAN WALLS IN ALL PREP & BAR AREAS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING & DAMAGED WALL TILES IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM,OVER 2 & 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ON 1ST FL.DAMAGED WALL LEADING TO BASEMENT,CEILING IN BASEMENT OVER PREP TABLES,DAMAGED WALLS IN BOTH PREP AREAS,STAINED CEILING TILES IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM,WORN DOOR SWEEP ON REAR SCREEN DOOR.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA & STAFF TOILET ROOM.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS & END CAPS ON LIGHTS IN 1ST FL. PREP & DISH WASHING AREA.
Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated.MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON STAFF TOILET ROOM DOOR.
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP ON COMPRESSOR UNIT IN WALK IN COOLER.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPES AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK & HAND SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE A EXTENSION ON DRAIN LINES OF EQUIPMENT TO A OPEN SITE FLOOR DRAIN.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS & PROBE.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.LIQUOR STORAGE AREA ELEVATE ARTICLES.
All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.
Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination.

OBSERVED LARGE CONTAINER OF TILAPIA FISH AT IMPROPER STORAGE TEMPERATURE OF 73.1F IN WALK-IN COOLER. NO TEMPERATURE LOGS ON SITE. INSTD TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE OF COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. FISH DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 20LBS $150.00 VALUE.CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
CUTTING BOARD IN BAR AREA IN POOR REPAIR, OPEN SEAMS, DEEP, DARK GROOVES. REPLACE SAME.
INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND WIRE STORAGE RACKS NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
VENT COVER ON WALL IN BAR AREA IN POOR REPAIR. INSTD TO HAVE TIGHTLY FITTING TO WALL. VENTS AND LIGHTSHIELDS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. FOUND RUSTY FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT WITH NON TOXIC PAINT.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREAS HAS GREASE BUILDUP. ALSO CLEAN FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS HAS DUST BUILDUP.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN THE HOODS AND FILTERS IN BOTH PREP AREAS, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND FRYERS AND CABINETS UNDERNEATH HAS GREASE BUILDUP. ALSO CLEAN THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.
Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT FURNACE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGNIZE SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE.
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. CLEAN THE VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES SOME ARE DUSTY.
The licensee shall inform the public in writing of the Chicago Department of Public Health?s Consumer Advisory relating to consuming raw and undercooked animal products. LABEL THE LARGE FOOD CONTAINERS BEANS, RICE ECT.

FOUND RUSTY FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN THE BASEMENT AND ABOVE THE 2-COMPARTMENT AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ON THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND PAINT WITH NON TOXIC PAINT.
CLEAN THE BAR AREA DRINK MACHINE AND NOZZLES AND UNDERNEATH THE PREP TABLE AND LEGS.
CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREAS HAS GREASE BUILDUP. ALSO CLEAN FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS HAS DUST BUILDUP.
REMOVE DUST FROM BASEMENT BATHROOM VENT FAN. FOUND EXHAUST FAN LOWERS IN KITCHEN NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT FOOD STORE ROOM IT HAS DIRT BUILDUP ON IT.
CLEAN THE VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES SOME ARE DUSTY. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE THE FAUCET AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BARS PREP AREA SPRAYING WATER ALL OVER WHEN TURNED ON.
CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT FURNACE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGNIZE SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE. LIQUOR STORAGE AREA ELEVATE ARTICLES.
MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR COOKS.

Write your review!

Your Ratings

You can rate this restaurant in different categories from 1 star (worst) to 5 stars (best) or leave category unrated

Food:
Service:
Price:
Ambience:
Cleanliness:

Your Review

Please note that defamatory statements might be against the law. As soon as you visit any website, your IP address is available to that site.

Would you recommend Las Islas Marias to others? (optional)

Yes

  

No

Add photo of Las Islas Marias (optional)

Add more info about the restaurant »

Takes reservations:

Yes No

Accepts credit cards:

Yes No

Parking:

Garage Private Lot Street Valet Validated

Attire:

Casual Dress Business Casual Jacket Preferred Jacket Required Jacket and Tie Required Formal Attire

Good for groups:

Yes No

Good for kids:

Yes No

Delivery:

Yes No

Take-out:

Yes No

Waiter service:

Yes No

Outdoor seating:

Yes No

Wi-Fi:

Yes No

Good for:

Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dessert Dinner Late Night

Alcohol:

Beer & Wine Only Full Bar Happy Hour

Noise level:

Quiet Average Loud

Ambience:

Casual Classy Dive-y Hipster Intimate Romantic Touristy Trendy Upscale

Has TV:

Yes No

Caters:

Yes No

Wheelchair accessible:

Yes No

Live music:

Yes No

Scenic view:

Yes No

Gluten-free friendly:

Yes No

Vegan friendly:

Yes No

Cuisines:

Afghan African American Argentinian Asian Austrian Bagels Bakery Barbecue Bolivian Brazilian Breakfast & Brunch Buffet Burgers Cajun & Creole California Caribbean Chicken Chilean Chinese Coffee Colombian Cuban Delicatessen Desserts & Ice Cream Dim Sum Diner Dominican Donuts Eastern European Ecuadorian El Salvadoran English & Irish Ethiopian & Eritrean European Fast Food Filipino Floribbean French Frozen Yogurt Gastropub German Greek Guatemalan Hawaiian Honduran Hot Dogs & Sausages Indian Indonesian International Italian Jamaican Japanese Korean Kosher Latin American Mediterranean Mexican Middle Eastern Modern American Moroccan Nicaraguan Noodle Shop Nuevo Latino Organic Pakistani Peruvian Pizza Portuguese Pub Food Puerto Rican Russian Salad Sandwiches & Subs Seafood Smoothies Soup Southern & Soul Southwestern Spanish Steakhouse Sushi Tacos Tapas Tea Teriyaki Tex-Mex Thai Turkish Uruguayan Vegetarian Venezuelan Vietnamese Wine Bar

About You

Your nickname:
I have read, and agree to the Terms of Service

Optional Verification

(additional info to increase the weight and the placement of your review and ratings)

	Log in»  |   Register - it's free and very quick!
Real Name:
Email (won't be published):
Date and time of your visit to this restaurant:
Phone number (won't be published):
	Show my IP address (3.143.9.xxx) to everybody
	Leave your signature» Clear Make my signature public

Send Review!

Recently added reviews

Name	City	Users' Rating
J J Fish & Chicken	Chicago, IL
Harolds Chicken	Chicago, IL
Adam's Ribs	Chicago, IL
Kostner Food Basket	Chicago, IL
Pete The Greek Restaurant	Chicago, IL
Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade	Chicago, IL
Mcdonalds	Chicago, IL
Ming's Chop Suey	Chicago, IL
Deborah's Place Ii	Chicago, IL
Moses Butcher Shop	Chicago, IL

1. Illinois small cities
2. Illinois smaller cities
3. Illinois
4. Chicago, IL Restaurants