Takorea Cocina

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 30, 2020
• address1022 N Western Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Takorea Cocina clean?

Takorea Cocina is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 30, 2020. 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 Takorea Cocina?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE WITH THE NECESSARY ITEMS GLOVES, MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS FOODS IN THE COLD HOLDING UNIT AT AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE (EGGS 49.8 DEGREES F, CHEESE 53.8 DEGREE F, TOFU 54.3 DEGREE F). INSTRUCTED THAT COLD HOLDING IS 41 DEGREE F OR BELOW. PIC VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SAID FOOD. APPROX 10 LBS AND $70 VALUE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS IN THE COLD HOLDING UNIT AND 3-DOOR COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABELED (CHICKEN WINGS, PULLED PORK, BEEF, RICE, ETC.) INSTRUCTED THAT ALL TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND HAVE DISCARD DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • OBSERVED KIMCHI IN THE COLD HOLDING UNIT, PREPARED ON SITE, WITH NO VARIANCE FROM THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY. INSTRUCTED RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT SHALL OBTAIN A VARIANCE FROM THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY BEFORE USING FOOD ADDITIVES OR ADDING COMPONENTS SUCH AS VINEGAR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • OBSERVED NO DOCUMENTATION OR STATEMENT OF THE PROPOSED VARIANCE AND HACCP PLAN FROM THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGARDING THE PREPARATION OF KIMCHI ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO INCORPORATE HACCP PLAN AND OBTAIN VARIANCE FROM THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR PREPARATION OF KIMCHI. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED. CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #29
  Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • OBSERVED NO DOCUMENTATION OR STATEMENT OF THE PROPOSED VARIANCE AND HACCP PLAN FROM THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGARDING THE PREPARATION OF KIMCHI ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO INCORPORATE HACCP PLAN AND OBTAIN VARIANCE FROM THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR PREPARATION OF KIMCHI. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED. CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #29
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF SUGAR, FLOUR, MARINADE NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED THAT FOOD ITEMS OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE COMMON NAME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED USED WIPING CLOTHS LYING ON THE COUNTER NEXT TO THE THE HOT HOLDING UNIT AND IN THE REAR HANGING OFF THE 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN SANITIZER SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

When was Takorea Cocina last inspected?

Takorea Cocina has 5 inspections on record going back to June 27, 2019.

Takorea Cocina vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 January 30, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.