Supermercado El Taxquenito

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedJuly 25, 2024 →
• address6309 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Supermercado El Taxquenito clean?

Supermercado El Taxquenito is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on November 26, 2024, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on July 25, 2024. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Supermercado El Taxquenito?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 25, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Supermercado El Taxquenito last inspected?

Supermercado El Taxquenito has 23 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 25, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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