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La Taqueria Cazia
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 12, 2017
- address10536 S Torrence Ave, Chicago 60617
Is La Taqueria Cazia clean?
La Taqueria Cazia is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 12, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Taqueria Cazia?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 12, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. APPROX 2- LBS OF COOKED SPANISH RICE AT 114.8F,3-LBS COOKED BEANS AT 121.0F ON THE STEAMTABLE. ALSO APPROX 4-LBS OF COOKED BEEF TRIPE IN COOLER AT 53.1F, 1-LB COOKED STEAK AT 46.1F,4-LBS OF COOKED BEANS IN REAR COOLER AT 49.0F,COOKED PORK SKINS WITH GRAVY IN COOLER AT 45.9F. MANAGER REMOVED AND DISCARDED ALL FOODS AT COST APPROX $120.00,CDI. MUST MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40.0F OR BELOW AND HOT FOODS AT 140.0F OR HIGHER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AT PREP AREA HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED THAT HAND SOAP AND HAND DRYING DEVICE MUST BE CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA.MANAGER PROVIDE SOAP DURING INSPECTION-CDI. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED(,BEANS, RICE,STEAK TACOS),OR NO VALID PROOF OF PAYMENT OF ENROLLMENT FOR CLASS AVAILABLE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS INSIDE HOT WATER ROOM NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS INSIDE HOT WATER ROOM NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
When was La Taqueria Cazia last inspected?
La Taqueria Cazia has 7 inspections on record going back to August 6, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| December 12, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 2, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 6, 2014 | Pass |
La Taqueria Cazia vs South Deering
South Deering runs 49% clean across 41 tracked restaurants — 20 clean, 12 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 41 spots Cooked tracks in South Deering, this one comes out cleaner than 29% of them.
Other spots in South Deering
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 12, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.