Taher

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 2, 2017
• address30 E Lake St, Chicago 60601

Is Taher clean?

Taher is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 2, 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 Taher?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 2, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • OBSERVED 2 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE (BEEF, CHICKEN) AT AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 52.3F AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT THE PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (BEEF, CHICKEN) AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA; 1 LB OF RAW CHICKEN AT 49.3F, 5 LBS OF DELI MEAT AT 50F, 8 LBS OF BEEF PATTIES AT 47.2F, AND 10 LBS OF CHEESE AT 51.3F. EMPLOYEE DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW FOR ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (BEEF, CHICKEN) ARE BEING HANDLED, PREPARED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY USE FOOD GRADE BAG FOR FOOD STORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY USE FOOD GRADE BAG FOR FOOD STORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES (SOUP AND HOT FOOD CONTAINERS) BEING IMPROPERLY STORED BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SINGLES SERVICE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES (SOUP AND HOT FOOD CONTAINERS) BEING IMPROPERLY STORED BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SINGLES SERVICE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS STAINED WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS STAINED WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED PANINI GRILL WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER PREP TABLES AND REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER PREP TABLES AND REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED THERMOMETERS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER AND IN THE SANDWICH REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS AND MAINTAIN.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED THERMOMETERS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER AND IN THE SANDWICH REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS AND MAINTAIN.

When was Taher last inspected?

Taher has 5 inspections on record going back to August 20, 2015.

Taher vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 February 2, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.