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Tamales Garibay
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 27, 2015
- address3859 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Tamales Garibay clean?
Tamales Garibay is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 27, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tamales Garibay?
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 And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND BROKEN DOOR GASKETS AT REAR 2 DOOR COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND BROKEN DOOR GASKETS AT REAR 2 DOOR COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND DAMAGED PEELING PAINT DEBRIS ON CEILING NEAR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DUSTS ACCUMULATIONS ON VENTILATION COVER INSIDE THE TOILET ROOM.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND DAMAGED PEELING PAINT DEBRIS ON CEILING NEAR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DUSTS ACCUMULATIONS ON VENTILATION COVER INSIDE THE TOILET ROOM.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND SMALL LEAK AT RIGHT DRAIN PIPE BENEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,MAINTAIN COPIES OF FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES FROM ANSI APPROVED COURSE FOR FOOD HANDLERS.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,MAINTAIN COPIES OF FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES FROM ANSI APPROVED COURSE FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
When was Tamales Garibay last inspected?
Tamales Garibay has 11 inspections on record going back to May 25, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| May 27, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2015 | — | |
| October 24, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2014 | Fail | |
| January 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2014 | Fail | |
| February 27, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 1, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 1, 2011 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2011 | Fail |
Tamales Garibay vs Irving Park
Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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.