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Taqueria Uptown
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 8, 2016
- address1708 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60640
Is Taqueria Uptown clean?
Taqueria Uptown is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 8, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria Uptown?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 8, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL THE GAP AROUND THE PIPE INSIDE THE WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL THE GAP AROUND THE PIPE INSIDE THE WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
When was Taqueria Uptown last inspected?
Taqueria Uptown has 11 inspections on record going back to November 10, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 7, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| February 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2016 | Fail | |
| April 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 25, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 18, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 10, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 29, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 9, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2010 | Pass | |
| November 10, 2010 | Fail |
Taqueria Uptown 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 44% 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 February 8, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.