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 currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 15, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

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.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP OR NECCESARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN POLICY AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS (CHICKEN,STEAK, RICE, AND FRESH SALSAS ) WITHOUT PROPER LABELS IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DISCARD OR USE BY DATE (NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAYS) ON ALL TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER STATEMENT IN MENU FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND INCLUDE ASTERICKING BY MENU ITEMS OFFERED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CEILING ABOVE ENTIRE REAR PREP AREA WITH CHIPPED/PEELING PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAKE CEILINGS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING COMPLETION CERTIFICATES FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.

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.

Taqueria La Lagartija vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 April 15, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.