Taqueria & Bar

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 26, 2016
• address1450 W Webster Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Taqueria & Bar clean?

Taqueria & Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 26, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria & Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT DISH WASHING AREA
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT DISH WASHING AREA
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS IN BASEMENT AREA
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS IN BASEMENT AREA
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON BOTH REACH IN COOLERS
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON BOTH REACH IN COOLERS
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FRYER CABINET,GRILL TABLE,,OVERHEAD SHELVING UNITS IN KITCHEN,UNUSED COOLER,BAR BEER COOLER,ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS IN BASEMENT
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM WALLS , CEILING & FILTERS IN PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL BASES IN PREP AREA
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM WALLS , CEILING & FILTERS IN PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL BASES IN PREP AREA
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMP SINK,BACKFLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET. MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN
  Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET. MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN

When was Taqueria & Bar last inspected?

Taqueria & Bar has 20 inspections on record going back to June 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Taqueria & Bar 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 30% 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 August 26, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.