Taqueria Dona Balbis

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 29, 2020
• address6906 N Clark St, Chicago 60626

Is Taqueria Dona Balbis clean?

Taqueria Dona Balbis is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 29, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Dona Balbis?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 29, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS FOOD STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE SHELVES UNDERNEATH THE MEAT DISPLAY COOLER WITH DIRT, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, COUNTER TOPS, PREP TABLES AND INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH DIRT OLD FOOD PARTICLES AND DEBRIS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT THROUGH OUT
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ADDITIONAL APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND TO MAINTAIN.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE FRONT PREP AND BATHROOM HAND WASH SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • NOTED TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AND REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND USED BY DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005(A). NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. -
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NOTED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF WITH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF DOOR (ABOUT 1/4 INCH). INSTRUCTED TO SEAL GAPS TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS.

When was Taqueria Dona Balbis last inspected?

Taqueria Dona Balbis has 4 inspections on record going back to October 15, 2019.

Taqueria Dona Balbis 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 27% 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 29, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.