Taqueria La Lagartija

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 15, 2019 →
• address132 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60607

Is Taqueria La Lagartija clean?

Taqueria La Lagartija is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on July 14, 2020, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on April 15, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria La Lagartija?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Taqueria La Lagartija last inspected?

Taqueria La Lagartija has 20 inspections on record going back to May 26, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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.

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 15, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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