Taqueria La Paz

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 1, 2017
• address5134 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Taqueria La Paz clean?

Taqueria La Paz is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 1, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria La Paz?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 1, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON LOWER SHELVING UNIT OF GRILL TABLE AND FOOD STORAGE SHELF.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON LOWER SHELVING UNIT OF GRILL TABLE AND FOOD STORAGE SHELF.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE OVER SIZED POTS FROM PREMISES THAT CAN'T BE SUBMERGED IN 3- COMP SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN CHAIR SEATS IN DINING AREA,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON BOTH 1- DOOR PREP COOLERS,1 & 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM LOWER SHELVES OF TABLES UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE OVER SIZED POTS FROM PREMISES THAT CAN'T BE SUBMERGED IN 3- COMP SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN CHAIR SEATS IN DINING AREA,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON BOTH 1- DOOR PREP COOLERS,1 & 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM LOWER SHELVES OF TABLES UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS,OVEN,GRILL TABLE,PREP TABLE,WHEEL BASES OF EQUIPMENT ,FOOD STORAGE SHELVES,STEAM TABLE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREA,DINING AREA AND FLOOR MATS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN AND WORN FLOOR MATS ,DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA.MUST REMOVE STANDING WATER UNDER 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREA,DINING AREA AND FLOOR MATS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN AND WORN FLOOR MATS ,DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA.MUST REMOVE STANDING WATER UNDER 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL TILES AND WALL BASE IN PREP AREA AND TOILETROOM,LOOSE CEILING VENT ABOVE HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN GREASE BUILD UP FROM GRATED CEILING VENT IN PREP AREA,WALLS AND MENU BOARD IN PREP AREA,FILTERS,CEILING TILES,LIGHT SHIELDS.MUST REMOVE PAPER AND TAPE FROM WALL IN DINING AROUND COVERING UNFINISHED WALL NEAR REAR DOOR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL TILES AND WALL BASE IN PREP AREA AND TOILETROOM,LOOSE CEILING VENT ABOVE HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN GREASE BUILD UP FROM GRATED CEILING VENT IN PREP AREA,WALLS AND MENU BOARD IN PREP AREA,FILTERS,CEILING TILES,LIGHT SHIELDS.MUST REMOVE PAPER AND TAPE FROM WALL IN DINING AROUND COVERING UNFINISHED WALL NEAR REAR DOOR.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELDS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP AREA
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPES AT HAND SINK OUTSIDE OF TOILETROOM AND PLASTIC BAGS WRAPPED AROUND PIPES THAT ARE LEAKING UNDER 3- COMP SINK AND LEAKY FAUCET AT SAME.

When was Taqueria La Paz last inspected?

Taqueria La Paz has 14 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Taqueria La Paz 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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• ? El Rincon De Tabasco
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• ? Mago's Tamales & Taqueria #2
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• ? Big Bite Catering
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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 February 1, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.