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Taqueria Uptown

March 4, 2026 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE ON THE MENU FOR ALL RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOOD ITEMS (OVER EASY EGGS). MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE OR DESCRIBE ALL FOODS WHICH CAN BE SERVED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE ITEMS TO THE REMINDER STATEMENT WITH AN ASTERISK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 25
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY IN THE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREAS AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. OBSERVED APPROX. 100 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SHELVES BENEATH THE FRONT COUNTER, ON THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE 1-DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN THE CORNER OF THE DINING ROOM, HVAC CLOSET ON THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE FURNACE, IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA PLATFORM NEXT TO THE STAIRCASE AND IN THE CORNER OF THE BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM, ON THE SHELVES OF THE PREP TABLES, INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER AND ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE STEAM TABLE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA: PREP TABLES, PREP COOLERS, SIDE OF THE GRILL, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER, AND THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE FOOD PREP AREA AROUND THE GREASE TRAP AND BEHIND AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 2, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.