Taqueria Mikes

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 15, 2010
• address1636 W Howard St, Chicago 60626

Is Taqueria Mikes clean?

Taqueria Mikes is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 15, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Mikes?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 15, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. REMOVE GREASE AND DUST FROM ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. INCLUDE ALL CONNECTING PIPES. CLEAN SHARED GREASE CONTAINER OUTSIDE AND WALL BEHIND IT TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED GREASE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP AREA AND REAR STORAGE TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED GRIME. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER PREP COOLER BEHIND FRONT SERVICE AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP AREA AND REAR STORAGE TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED GRIME. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER PREP COOLER BEHIND FRONT SERVICE AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL HOLES IN CEILING IN DINING AREA AND THROUGH PREMISES AS NEEDED. PAINT CHIPPED WOOD AND METAL AROUND SMALL PREP COOLER BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER AND BOTTOM OF SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL HOLES IN CEILING IN DINING AREA AND THROUGH PREMISES AS NEEDED. PAINT CHIPPED WOOD AND METAL AROUND SMALL PREP COOLER BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER AND BOTTOM OF SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS FOR LIGHTS ABOVE DINING AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. REPAIR SLOW DRAINING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. CLEAN AND ORGANIZE REAR STORAGE AREA. STORE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR.

When was Taqueria Mikes last inspected?

Taqueria Mikes has 2 inspections on record going back to September 15, 2010.

Taqueria Mikes vs Rogers Park

Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.

Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, 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 September 15, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.