Diz Taqueria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedDecember 6, 2018
• address3924 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Diz Taqueria clean?

Diz Taqueria is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 6, 2018. 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 Diz Taqueria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLEAN UP PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE NOT WASH THEIR HANDS AFTER HANDLING RAW MEAT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED REGARDING PROPER HANDWASHING PROCEDURES. PRIORITY 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOOD BY A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WHILE MAKING A BURRITO. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS IS PROHIBITED AND TO USE OTHER MEANS SUCH AS TONGS, DELI TISSUE, OR GLOVES. PRIORITY 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. OBSERVED COOKED RICE AT 44.6F, AND COOKED BEANS AT 45.3F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 20# OF FOOD WORTH $10. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DISCLOSURE OF WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE FOODS TO A REMINDER STATEMENT WHICH STATES THAT EATING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON THE PREP TABLES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZING SOLUTION.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE AND USE OF IN-USE UTENSILS. OBSERVED BOWLS USED AS A SCOOP FOR RICE AND BEANS AND A SPOON INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER WITH THE HANDLE BELOW THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER UTENSIL WITH A HANDLE AND TO STORE THE HANDLE ABOVE THE TOP OF THE FOOD AND CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE AND USE OF IN-USE UTENSILS. OBSERVED BOWLS USED AS A SCOOP FOR RICE AND BEANS AND A SPOON INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER WITH THE HANDLE BELOW THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER UTENSIL WITH A HANDLE AND TO STORE THE HANDLE ABOVE THE TOP OF THE FOOD AND CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER, VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS, POTATO CUTTER, AND PREP TABLES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.

When was Diz Taqueria last inspected?

Diz Taqueria has 3 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2017.

Diz Taqueria vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 35% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 281 clean, 67 mid, 466 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, 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 December 6, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.