Taqueria Uptown

May 2, 2025 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
  • failed findings3
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: 3-304.12 NOTED IMPROPER FOOD SCOOPS FOR HOT, COLD AND DRY BULK FOODS. SCOOPS WITHOUT HANDLES AND BEING STORED INSIDE THE FOODS. MUST PROVIDE PROPER FOOD SCOOPS WITH HANDLES INVERTED FROM THE FOODS.
    code 43
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: 4-602.13 SHELVING UNDER THE COOKS LINE FLAT GRILL AND STEAM TABLE WITH DIRT AND ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-101.11 NOTED OPEN HOLE IN THE WALL INSIDE THE FRONT PREP HAND SINK CABINET. MUST SEAL. ALSO NOTED OPEN CRACKS/CREVICES IN THE BASEBOARD AND WALLS INSIDE THE WASHROOM. MUST SEAL. • 6-201.11 FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN, UNDER ALL SHELVING AND COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.-----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS AT THE DISHWASHING SINK.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 25, 2025: 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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