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La Tacorea Asian Mexican Grill
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 9, 2015
- address847 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657
Is La Tacorea Asian Mexican Grill clean?
La Tacorea Asian Mexican Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 9, 2015. 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 La Tacorea Asian Mexican Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 9, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE VENT ABOVE THE SODA MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE VENT ABOVE THE SODA MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN A THERMOMETER INSIDE THE FRONT, SMALL, KIMCHI COOLER.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN A THERMOMETER INSIDE THE FRONT, SMALL, KIMCHI COOLER.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • OUT OF COMPLIANCE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN.Food Handler Requirements Met • OUT OF COMPLIANCE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN.
When was La Tacorea Asian Mexican Grill last inspected?
La Tacorea Asian Mexican Grill has 8 inspections on record going back to November 16, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| June 9, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2011 | Pass | |
| November 16, 2011 | Fail |
La Tacorea Asian Mexican Grill vs Lake View
Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 June 9, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.