Taqueria Y Restaurantes El Novillo

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 24, 2012
• address7137 N Clark St, Chicago 60626

Is Taqueria Y Restaurantes El Novillo clean?

Taqueria Y Restaurantes El Novillo is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 24, 2012. 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 Y Restaurantes El Novillo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 24, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • PROVIDE/POST CUSTOMER ADVISORY FOR UNDER COOKED FOOD.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • PROVIDE/POST CUSTOMER ADVISORY FOR UNDER COOKED FOOD.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT RAW WOOD BESIDE THE SOUTH WALL BY THE COOLER • SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND DISPLAY PREP COOLER. ALSO BETWEEN THREEE COMPARTMENT AND ONE COMPARTMENT SINK/PREP SINK
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT RAW WOOD BESIDE THE SOUTH WALL BY THE COOLER • SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND DISPLAY PREP COOLER. ALSO BETWEEN THREEE COMPARTMENT AND ONE COMPARTMENT SINK/PREP SINK
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • RESEAL BASEBOARD WALL THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES INCLUDING FRONT PREP AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • RESEAL BASEBOARD WALL THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES INCLUDING FRONT PREP AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • PROVIDE LIGHT BULB AND LIGHT SHIELD UNDER THE HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN DINING AREA BY THE NORTH SIDE WINDOW.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE NON-THREADED FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. • NEED TO PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION AT MEN'S WASHROOM.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • NEED TO CLEAN AND ORGANIZE, REMOVE UNNECESSARY MATERIALS. ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR WHAT IS NEEDED.

When was Taqueria Y Restaurantes El Novillo last inspected?

Taqueria Y Restaurantes El Novillo has 2 inspections on record going back to July 24, 2012.

Taqueria Y Restaurantes El Novillo vs Rogers Park

Rogers Park runs 33% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 60 mid, 426 cooked.

Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, 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 July 24, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.