Supermercado La Tapatia Carniceria

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 27, 2015
• address2300 S Sacramento Ave, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Supermercado La Tapatia Carniceria clean?

Supermercado La Tapatia Carniceria is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 27, 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 Supermercado La Tapatia Carniceria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 27, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE MEAT IN DEEP FREEZER; INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE MEAT IN DEEP FREEZER; INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR THE LOOSE RUBBER GASKET AT THE CENTER DOOR OF THE THREE DOOR COOLER IN THE REAR KITCHEN PREA AREA SO DOOR CLOSES PROPERLY AND UNIT MAINTAINS TEMP. (TEMP ADEQUATE AT THIS TIME).
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR THE LOOSE RUBBER GASKET AT THE CENTER DOOR OF THE THREE DOOR COOLER IN THE REAR KITCHEN PREA AREA SO DOOR CLOSES PROPERLY AND UNIT MAINTAINS TEMP. (TEMP ADEQUATE AT THIS TIME).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES ON SELLING FLOOR; MUST REPLACE. OBSERVED MOLD ON WALL AND CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA; CLEAN AND REPLACE STAINED TILES AND PAINT MOLDY WALL AFTER CLEANING. THE WALLS OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA ARE NOT CLEAN; CLEAN WALLS OF WALK-IN COOLER.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES ON SELLING FLOOR; MUST REPLACE. OBSERVED MOLD ON WALL AND CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA; CLEAN AND REPLACE STAINED TILES AND PAINT MOLDY WALL AFTER CLEANING. THE WALLS OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA ARE NOT CLEAN; CLEAN WALLS OF WALK-IN COOLER.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • THE LIGHTS IN THE REAR PREP AREA KITCHEN AND FRONT PREP AREA ARE NOT SHIELDED; MUST PROVIDE SHIELDS FOR THE LIGHTS IN BOTH PREP AREAS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE THREE WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMP SINK TO PROPERLY SET UP FOR WASH RINSE AND SANITIZING DISHES AND UTENSILS. A DRAIN BOARD IS NEEDED AT THE THREE COMP SINK; MUST ATTACH.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • WORKING THERMOMETERS ARE NEEDED FOR SOME REFRIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT THEM; PROVIDE THERMOMETERS WHERE NEEDED.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • WORKING THERMOMETERS ARE NEEDED FOR SOME REFRIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT THEM; PROVIDE THERMOMETERS WHERE NEEDED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CLUTTER IN THE STORE BEHIND THE FRONT PREP COUNTER, IN REAR OF STORE AND IN REAR STORAGE AREA. CLUTTER INCLUDES UNSUED EQUIPMENT (HOT HOLDING PIZZA UNIT, HOT HOLDING NACHO UNIT, EMPTY ICE CREAM FREEZER,COOLERS, SEVERAL PROPANE TANKS, CORDS, DRILLS, BROOMS, MOPS, BOXES, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO AVOID CLUTTER AND POTENTIAL RODENT HARBORAGE.

When was Supermercado La Tapatia Carniceria last inspected?

Supermercado La Tapatia Carniceria has 4 inspections on record going back to October 30, 2012.

Supermercado La Tapatia Carniceria vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, 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 May 27, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.