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Bodega Bar De Tacos
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations4
- last inspectedOctober 18, 2013
- address1964 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago 60614
Is Bodega Bar De Tacos clean?
Bodega Bar De Tacos is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 18, 2013. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Bodega Bar De Tacos?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 18, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalFacilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. COOKS LINE COOLER FOUND RANGING IN TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 44.9F TO 46.9F WITH FOODS SUCH AS COOKED CHICKEN AT 46.2F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW, C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOUND HELD IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER APPROXIMATELY 3LBS COOKED CHICKEN AT 46.2F, 3LBS COOKED BEEF AT 45.8F, 10 LBS CHEESE AT 46.7F, 1LB COOKED SHRIMP AT 44F. ALSO OBSERVED FOODS BEING IMPROPERLY COOLED, ONE PAN STACKED ON TOP OF ANOTHER ON PREP TABLE. THE FOODS BEING COOKED RICE AT 107.2F, COOKED BEEF AT 83.8F, PORK AT 91.9F. NO TEMPERATURE LOGS ON PREMISES. MANAGEMENTS STATES APPROXIMATELY 40LBS TOTAL POUNDS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $350.00. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
- ⚠️Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etc • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CROSS-CONTAMINATION. 8 DOZEN RAW EGGS ON CARDBOARD FLATS ON TOP COOLER SHELF WITH SEVERAL CRACKED EGGS DRIPPING DOWN ONTO UNCOVERED, FRESH APPLES AND BEETS ON BOTTOM SHELF. ALL CONTAMINATED FOODS DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).criticalSource Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etc • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CROSS-CONTAMINATION. 8 DOZEN RAW EGGS ON CARDBOARD FLATS ON TOP COOLER SHELF WITH SEVERAL CRACKED EGGS DRIPPING DOWN ONTO UNCOVERED, FRESH APPLES AND BEETS ON BOTTOM SHELF. ALL CONTAMINATED FOODS DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NO PAPER TOWELS AT COOKS LINE EXPOSED HAND SINK. NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. EMPLOYEES PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER PRESENT DURING INSPECTION AND NO CITY CERTIFICATES POSTED ON PREMISES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
- ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN ON 5-18-12 NOT POSTED VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. SUMMARY WAS COVERED BY BUSINESS LICENSES AND UNABLE TO SEE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010(B).* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN ON 5-18-12 NOT POSTED VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. SUMMARY WAS COVERED BY BUSINESS LICENSES AND UNABLE TO SEE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010(B).
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUSTED WIRE RACK SHELVING INSIDE TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE RUST. REPAINT/RESEAL.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUSTED WIRE RACK SHELVING INSIDE TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE RUST. REPAINT/RESEAL.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DIRTY INTERIOR COOKS LINE COOLER WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOOR ON COOKS LINE.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOOR ON COOKS LINE.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER ABOVE MARGARITA MAKER MACHINE AT BAR TO UNABLE ADEQUATE WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL PLUMBING INSTALLED. SPRAY ARM HANGING INTO WASH BASIN OF ONE COMPARTMENT SCRAPPING SINK AT DISH MACHINE. SPRAY NOZZLE MUST HANG ABOVE WASH BASIN SINK.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • GARBAGE IN WASTE BASKETS OVERFLOWING FROM PREVIOUS DAYS SERVICE IN BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST DISCARD ALL GARBAGE ON DAY OF OPERATION.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL EMPLOYEES IN FOOD PREP AREAS MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINTS.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL EMPLOYEES IN FOOD PREP AREAS MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINTS.
When was Bodega Bar De Tacos last inspected?
Bodega Bar De Tacos has 8 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| October 18, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 18, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 14, 2012 | Fail | |
| June 30, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 23, 2011 | Fail | |
| April 28, 2010 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2010 | Pass |
Bodega Bar De Tacos vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 18, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.