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Taqueria Santa Rita
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 3, 2017
- address2752 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Taqueria Santa Rita clean?
Taqueria Santa Rita is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 3, 2017. 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 Santa Rita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RAW WOODEN SURFACES BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTERS.INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL RAW WOODEN SURFACES USING A NON-TOXIC FINISH AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RAW WOODEN SURFACES BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTERS.INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL RAW WOODEN SURFACES USING A NON-TOXIC FINISH AND MAINTAIN.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NO HANDSINK AT THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AN EXPOSED HANDSINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE, SOAP, AND PAPER TOWELS.
When was Taqueria Santa Rita last inspected?
Taqueria Santa Rita has 11 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| March 3, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 24, 2017 | Fail | |
| September 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 23, 2013 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 7, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Taqueria Santa Rita vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 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 March 3, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.