Taqueria Coral

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 21, 2017
• address3131 N Central Ave, Chicago 60634

Is Taqueria Coral clean?

Taqueria Coral is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 21, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Coral?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT RUSTY METAL RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER/WALK-IN FREEZER OR REPLACE.----------MUST SEAL RAW WOOD AROUND/BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND STORAGE DISPLAY SHELVES IN FRONT PREP AREA.-----------MUST PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LID/COVER FOR ICE BIN BEHIND FRONT PREP AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT RUSTY METAL RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER/WALK-IN FREEZER OR REPLACE.----------MUST SEAL RAW WOOD AROUND/BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND STORAGE DISPLAY SHELVES IN FRONT PREP AREA.-----------MUST PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LID/COVER FOR ICE BIN BEHIND FRONT PREP AREA.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL OPENING ON WALL NEXT TO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA.---------MUST RESEAL GAP/OPENING BETWEEN MOP SINK AND WALL IN REAR AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL OPENING ON WALL NEXT TO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA.---------MUST RESEAL GAP/OPENING BETWEEN MOP SINK AND WALL IN REAR AREA.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA AND ON TOP OF WALK-IN COOLER/WALK-IN FREEZER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was Taqueria Coral last inspected?

Taqueria Coral has 2 inspections on record going back to July 21, 2017.

Taqueria Coral vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 July 21, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.