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La Barca El Taconazo
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 23, 2019
- address4124 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
Is La Barca El Taconazo clean?
La Barca El Taconazo is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 23, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Barca El Taconazo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED COLD HOLDING IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED SOUP AT 48F, CHICKEN AT 51.8F, COOKED RICE AT 54.3F, AND REFRIED BEANS AT 47.7F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 80# OF FOOD WORTH $550. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED COOKED RICE AND FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE COOLERS, FREEZERS AND HOT HOLDING UNITS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOODS IN FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS ONLY.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE PREP TABLES AND DEEP FRYER IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE WALLS OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • REPLACE THE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. • CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS IN BOTH PREP AREAS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • REPLACE THE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. • CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS IN BOTH PREP AREAS.
When was La Barca El Taconazo last inspected?
La Barca El Taconazo has 14 inspections on record going back to April 1, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 6, 2019 | Fail | |
| March 26, 2018 | Pass | |
| November 2, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 22, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 15, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 7, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 1, 2017 | Fail | |
| May 17, 2017 | Fail | |
| May 16, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 5, 2016 | Pass |
La Barca El Taconazo vs Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.
Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, 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 23, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.