Taqueria Maria's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 9, 2018
• address2857 S St Louis Ave, Chicago 60623

Is Taqueria Maria's clean?

Taqueria Maria's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 9, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Maria's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 9, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND BETWEEN MOP SINK AND DISH STORAGE SHELF.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF GRILL TABLE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND BETWEEN MOP SINK AND DISH STORAGE SHELF.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF GRILL TABLE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILE IN PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN GREASE FROM LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILE IN PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN GREASE FROM LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR SMALL REFRIGERATOR.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR SMALL REFRIGERATOR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST ELEVATE OR REMOVE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR UNDER FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND IN 2ND FL. APARTMENT LEADING TO HOT WATER TANK.

When was Taqueria Maria's last inspected?

Taqueria Maria's has 3 inspections on record going back to January 5, 2018.

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 40% 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 January 9, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.