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El Tata
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 5, 2019
- address2942 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60629
Is El Tata clean?
El Tata is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 5, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Tata?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 5, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FRONT DOOR WITH 1/4" GAP UNDERNEATH IT. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST FROM ENTERING.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY WHERE ALL MANAGERS, FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGES THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN REPORTING ANY ILLNESSES TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A PROCEDURE AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES NEEDED TO HANDLE THESE EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE OR POSTERS POSTED AT THE SINKS FOR HAND WASHING. INSTRUCTED TO POST SIGNAGE OR POSTERS FOR HAND WASHING AT THE SINKS. MAINTAIN SAME.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET THE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE TRAINING AND PROVIDE PROOF REQUIREMENTS WERE MET.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET THE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE TRAINING AND PROVIDE PROOF REQUIREMENTS WERE MET.
When was El Tata last inspected?
El Tata has 2 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| April 5, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
El Tata vs Chicago Lawn
Chicago Lawn runs 64% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 328 clean, 77 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 5, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.