Taqueria Siglo Xx

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 1, 2019
• address3626 1/2 W Lawrence, Chicago 60625

Is Taqueria Siglo Xx clean?

Taqueria Siglo Xx is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 1, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Siglo Xx?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 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 • MUST HAVE SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • MUST PROVIDE A CLEAN-UP VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL PROCEDURE AND KIT ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A CLEAN-UP VOMIT KIT AND DIARRHEAL PROCEDURE ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED (TCS FOODS) IN THE SLIDING COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES EGGS 46.3F, CHEESE 47.5F, BEEF STEW 46.4F, AND PORK 48.0F. THE FOOD WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME.APPROX.50 POUNDS OF (TCS FOODS),TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE$80.00 AS STATED BY MANAGER. COS PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS STORED IN THE COLD HOLDING UNITS WITH NO DATE MARKING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DISCARD DATE MARK ON ALL TCS FOODS STORED OVER 24HRS IN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY IN THE MENUS ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN CONSUMER ADVISORY STATEMENT AND ASTRIK NEXT TO ITEMS ON THE MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED CONTAINERS STORED ON PREMISES WITH NO LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LABEL IF TAKEN OUT THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS ON THE PREP COOLER AND PREP COUNTER NEEDS REPLACING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS ON PREMISES. • MUST STAIN, SEAL, OR PAINT THE BARE WOOD ABOVE THE DRYING RACK. INSTRUCTED TO STAIN, SEAL, OR PAINT THE BARE WOOD ABOVE THE DRYING RACK.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET SPRAYING TO THE SIDES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING FIXTURE SO THAT IT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED AN UNUSED FREEZER AND HOT HOLDING UNIT ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT OFF OF PREMISES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEES THAT CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST OBTAIN A FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

When was Taqueria Siglo Xx last inspected?

Taqueria Siglo Xx has 11 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2011.

Taqueria Siglo Xx vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 October 1, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.