Taqueria Mazamitla

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 16, 2026
• address3610 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Taqueria Mazamitla clean?

Taqueria Mazamitla is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Mazamitla?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMEPERATURES OF TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE THE TWO 3-DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLERS LOCATED IN FRONT OF PREP AREA. BUCKETS OF PRECOOKED STEAK 65.6F, PRECOOKED CHICKEN 57.1F, PRECOOKED STEAK 64.3F COOKED RICE 53.6F, COOKED BEANS 59.8, BEEF SOUP 47.6F, CONTAINERS OF CHICKEN SOUP 49.9F, LAMB SOUP 47.5F, BUCKETS OF PORK AL PASTOR 62-6F, BUCKETS RAW BEEF 64.8F-67.9F, CONTAINERS OF RAW CHICKEN 54.7F, RAW PORK 58.9F SOUR CREAM 47.8F, CILANDRO 59.7F, CONTAINERS OF RED SAUCE 48.8F, AND BUCKETS GREEN SAUCE 48.9F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 247# OF FOOD VALUE OF $1,455.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED 3-DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE FRONT SITTING AREA WITH AIR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 67.3F. TCS FOODS WERE STORED INSIDE COOLER. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE EQUIPMENT UNTIL MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41.0F OR BELOW. PLUMBER ON SITE COOLER WAS REPAIRED AND MAINTAINING TEMPERATURE OF 39.9F AT THE END OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OUTER OPENING OBSERVED REAR SIDE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORE ON TOP OF PREP TABLES AND PREP COOLERS. MUST PROPERLY STORED WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED DAMAGED TORN DOOR GASKET AT THE TWO 3-DOOR TALL COOLERS LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REAPIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE NEEDED AT THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN FOOD PREPARAION AREA/DISHWASHING AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND PREP TABLES AND REFRIGERATION UNITS IN THE KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTIAN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was Taqueria Mazamitla last inspected?

Taqueria Mazamitla has 22 inspections on record going back to May 2, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Taqueria Mazamitla vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.