Taqueria Ochoa's #2

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedMarch 19, 2019
• address3107 W 71St St, Chicago 60629

Is Taqueria Ochoa's #2 clean?

Taqueria Ochoa's #2 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 19, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Ochoa's #2?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 19, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY IN WHICH ALL MANAGERS, FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGES THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN REPORTING ANY ILLNESSES TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A PROCEDURE AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR HANDLING THESE EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER NOT PROPERLY WASHING HIS HANDS BEFORE PREPARING TO HANDLE TCS AND READY TO EAT FOODS. EMPLOYEE ONLY RINSED HIS HANDS (LESS THAN 10-15 SECONDS), NO SOAP. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD/DISH WASHING PREPARATION AREA NOT MAINTAINED AND NOT ACCESSIBLE. NO COLD RUNNING WATER AND DISHES STORED INSIDE OF THE SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COLD WATER AND KEEP HAND WASHING SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c) CITATION ISSUED • FOUND NO HAND WASHING SOAP AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD/DISH WASHING PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SOAP AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIOITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c) NO CITATION ISSUED SEE ABOVE VIOLATION (RULE 5-205.11A) FOR CITATION.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • FOUND COOKED/PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINER STORED INSIDE THE FRONT PREP COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABELED, DATED (COOKED PORK, CHICKEN, BEEF, ETC.) INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY DATE AND LABEL TCS FOODS THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FOUND THE REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOFED. A 1/2" GAP NOTED. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WORN DOOR STRIP AND MAKE TIGHT FITTING. MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND BEEF STORED IN GROCERY BAGS INSIDE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ITEMS IN FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS OR BAGS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • THE MOP SINK AREA WITH CLUTTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE THE AREA. MAINTAIN CLUTTER FREE AREAS. • FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND THE SINKS, COOLERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT, FOOD AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGH OUT.

When was Taqueria Ochoa's #2 last inspected?

Taqueria Ochoa's #2 has 4 inspections on record going back to August 10, 2017.

Taqueria Ochoa's #2 vs Chicago Lawn

Chicago Lawn runs 64% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 328 clean, 77 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 March 19, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.