Taj Neighborhood Grocery Inc.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 11, 2016
• address1744 W Estes Ave, Chicago 60626
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Taj Neighborhood Grocery Inc. clean?

Taj Neighborhood Grocery Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 11, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taj Neighborhood Grocery Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP IN DEEP FREEZER, INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP IN DEEP FREEZER, INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF 3-COMP SINK WITH MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE IN CORNERS OF SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND 3-COMP SINK NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND 3-COMP SINK NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WALL IN TOILET ROOM BEING COVERED WITH PLASTIC. SEVERAL HOLES ON THE NORTH WALL, AND STAINED CEILING TILE IN THE FRONT OF THE STORE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALL IN TOILET ROOM, SEAL HOLES AND REPAIR CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WALL IN TOILET ROOM BEING COVERED WITH PLASTIC. SEVERAL HOLES ON THE NORTH WALL, AND STAINED CEILING TILE IN THE FRONT OF THE STORE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALL IN TOILET ROOM, SEAL HOLES AND REPAIR CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED LIGHT MISSING IN FRONT OF STORE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL WORKING LIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED NO VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE NORTH EAST CORNER NEAR THE BEVERAGE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED AND MAINTAIN.

When was Taj Neighborhood Grocery Inc. last inspected?

Taj Neighborhood Grocery Inc. has 2 inspections on record going back to May 11, 2016.

Taj Neighborhood Grocery Inc. vs Rogers Park

Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.

Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 11, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.