El Taconazo La Fiesta

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 6, 2016
• address2701 N Central Ave, Chicago 60639

Is El Taconazo La Fiesta clean?

El Taconazo La Fiesta is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 6, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at El Taconazo La Fiesta?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 6, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS AT PREMISES WITH NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES.,MUST PROVIDE FROM REPORT 1465066 DATE 8/14/2015/REINSPECTION OF REPORT1465059DATE8/7/2015. PREVIOUS MINOR NOT CORRECTED 3 EMPLOYEES WORKING NO FOOD HANDERLER CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, MUST PROVIDE.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CONTACT PAPER ON FRONT TABLE STORAGE SHELF, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND REPAINT. ALSO REMOVE FOIL FROM STOVE TOP AND SIDE STORAGE SHELF.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CONTACT PAPER ON FRONT TABLE STORAGE SHELF, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND REPAINT. ALSO REMOVE FOIL FROM STOVE TOP AND SIDE STORAGE SHELF.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS, AND #10 CAN OPENER NOT CLEAN AND SLICER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR OF MICROWAVES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED CEILING TILES NOT CLEAN IN COOKING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE, ALSO REPLACE ALL WATER DAMAGED TILES.OBSERVED GRAFFITI IN THE RESTROOM, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/REPAINT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED CEILING TILES NOT CLEAN IN COOKING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE, ALSO REPLACE ALL WATER DAMAGED TILES.OBSERVED GRAFFITI IN THE RESTROOM, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/REPAINT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD OVER CONDIMENT PREP COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED OUT SIDE YARD CLUTTERED, INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE, AND REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED.

When was El Taconazo La Fiesta last inspected?

El Taconazo La Fiesta has 13 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

El Taconazo La Fiesta vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 April 6, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.