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Taqueria Maria's
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 17, 2015
- address2857 S St Louis Ave, Chicago 60623
Is Taqueria Maria's clean?
Taqueria Maria's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 17, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria Maria's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 17, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY AS REQUIRED WHILE PREPARING AND HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS; A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE HANDLED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 ISSUED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN THE TABLE UNDERNEATH THE GRILL TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELING AND WORN PAINT INSIDE OF THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; INSTURCTED TO PAINT INSIDE OF THE HOODED SYSTEM.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELING AND WORN PAINT INSIDE OF THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; INSTURCTED TO PAINT INSIDE OF THE HOODED SYSTEM.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • THE LIGHTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM HAVE SHIELDS BUT NO END CAPS; MUST PROVIDE END CAPS FOR THESE LIGHTS. ALSO CLEAN THESE SHIELDS AND THE INTERIORS OF THE LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE THE COUNTER AND IN THE CENTER OF THE DINING AREA.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED THE FAUCET NECK OF THE THREE COMP SINK LEAKING WHEN HOT OR COLD WATER IS RUNNING; MUST REPAIR LEAK FROM THE FAUCET NECK OF THE SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN THE UTILITY SINK AND THE SMALL PREP TABLE.
When was Taqueria Maria's last inspected?
Taqueria Maria's has 4 inspections on record going back to August 22, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| June 16, 2016 | — | |
| July 17, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 22, 2014 | Pass |
Taqueria Maria's vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 17, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.