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Taqueria Primo Chukis Uptown
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 3, 2018
- address1708 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60640
Is Taqueria Primo Chukis Uptown clean?
Taqueria Primo Chukis Uptown is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 3, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria Primo Chukis Uptown?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 3, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS TO E IMPROPER:- LARGE CONTAINER OF RICE 88.7F (INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT), BREADED BEEF STEAK 45.5F, BEEF 49.8F, BEEF (SHREDDED) 116.6F, BEANS 95.5F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 28 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $142.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED (CHICKEN, PORK, BEANS ETC). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAMES AND/OR PREPARED BY DATE.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAMES AND/OR PREPARED BY DATE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • NOTED THE FOLLOWING:- DIRTY AND DEEP CUTS ON CUTTING BOARDS AT THE PREP AREA, FOOD PARTICLES ON RAILS OF THE SERVICE COOLER, DIRT, OLD FOOD DEBRIS AND FOOD SPILLS ON SHELVES INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL OF THE ABOVE.
When was Taqueria Primo Chukis Uptown last inspected?
Taqueria Primo Chukis Uptown has 8 inspections on record going back to August 26, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| January 3, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 19, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 11, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 4, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 14, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 7, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 26, 2016 | Fail |
Taqueria Primo Chukis Uptown vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 32% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 293 clean, 67 mid, 556 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 3, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.