Taqueria Nuevo Poncitlan Inc.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 26, 2011
• address5011 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Taqueria Nuevo Poncitlan Inc. clean?

Taqueria Nuevo Poncitlan Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 26, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Nuevo Poncitlan Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 26, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. NOTED EXPOSED HAND SINK CABINET IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR REPAIR AND ALSO MUST REPAIR COUNTER SHELF BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. NOTED EXPOSED HAND SINK CABINET IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR REPAIR AND ALSO MUST REPAIR COUNTER SHELF BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️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. NOTED WALL BASE BEHIND ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND FIX.-------MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON CEILING INSIDE LADIES WASHROOM AND REPAINT.
  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. NOTED WALL BASE BEHIND ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND FIX.-------MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON CEILING INSIDE LADIES WASHROOM AND REPAINT.
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  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. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF HOT AND COLD FOOD PRODUCTS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF HOT AND COLD FOOD PRODUCTS.
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  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. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED ON TOP OF REACH-IN COOLER IN THE KITCHEN AREA TO PREVENT RODENT AND INSECT HARBORAGE.

When was Taqueria Nuevo Poncitlan Inc. last inspected?

Taqueria Nuevo Poncitlan Inc. has 2 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2011.

Taqueria Nuevo Poncitlan Inc. vs Belmont Cragin

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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 26, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.