Taqueria San Matias

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 22, 2015
• address3005 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Taqueria San Matias clean?

Taqueria San Matias is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 22, 2015. 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 San Matias?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR IN KITCHEN AREA, BROKEN FLOOR TILE NEEDS REPLACE,
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR IN KITCHEN AREA, BROKEN FLOOR TILE NEEDS REPLACE,
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • DAMAGED CEILING TILE KITCHEN AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • DAMAGED CEILING TILE KITCHEN AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • LIGHTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT SHIELDED, INSTRUCTED TO DO SO,
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLUTTER AND DEBRI OUTSIDE OF BACK AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND BETTER MAINTAIN,
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING IN ILLINOIS CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, MUST PROVIDE,
  Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING IN ILLINOIS CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, MUST PROVIDE,

When was Taqueria San Matias last inspected?

Taqueria San Matias has 9 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2011.

Taqueria San Matias 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 May 22, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.