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Markos Tacos&Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 14, 2011
- address5661 N Clark Bldg, Chicago 60660
Is Markos Tacos&Cafe clean?
Markos Tacos&Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 14, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Markos Tacos&Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 14, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND READY TO EAT FOODS IN REACH IN COOLER AND AT SERVING COUNTER AT FRONT PREP AREA READY TO FOODS(SUCH AS COOKED BEANS,COOKED CHICKEN,TACOS,SAUCES,ETC.), WITHOUT COVER HAD OTHER FOOD CONTAINERS, STORED DIRECTLY INSIDE AND ABOVE THEM.CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 SERIOUS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE READY TO EAT FOODS COVERED FIRST BEFORE STORING ANY THING INSIDE OR ABOVE IT,AND RAW MEATS AWAY FROM COOKED/PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTE TO PROVIDE DATE ON PREPARED FOOD CONTAINERS IN COOLERS.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTE TO PROVIDE DATE ON PREPARED FOOD CONTAINERS IN COOLERS.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL CLEAN UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL CLEAN UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF CHEMICAL AND DETTEGENT DISPENSER IN 3COMP. SINKFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF CHEMICAL AND DETTEGENT DISPENSER IN 3COMP. SINK
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DEBRIS ON FLOORS BEHIND BEHIND REAR REAR EXIT DOOR,AND SEAL OPENINGS ON FLOORS AT SAME LOCATION.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DEBRIS ON FLOORS BEHIND BEHIND REAR REAR EXIT DOOR,AND SEAL OPENINGS ON FLOORS AT SAME LOCATION.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN KITCHEN AND MISSING ONES AT HOT TANK AREA.ALSO VENT IN TOILET ON WALL WITH DEBRIS,AND WALLS AT 3COMP. SINK WITH STAINS NEEDS CLEANING.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN KITCHEN AND MISSING ONES AT HOT TANK AREA.ALSO VENT IN TOILET ON WALL WITH DEBRIS,AND WALLS AT 3COMP. SINK WITH STAINS NEEDS CLEANING.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE PREP TABLE AT REAR KITCHEN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FAUCET JOINT HEAD ON 3COMP. SINK BEING HELD WITH STING,AND LEAKING TOO.
When was Markos Tacos&Cafe last inspected?
Markos Tacos&Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to January 11, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 11, 2010 | Pass |
Markos Tacos&Cafe vs Edgewater
Edgewater runs 64% clean across 997 tracked restaurants — 633 clean, 186 mid, 172 cooked.
Against the 997 spots Cooked tracks in Edgewater, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 March 14, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.