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Taqueria
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 6, 2017
- address3233 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60623
Is Taqueria clean?
Taqueria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 6, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 6, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 3-30-17 REPORT #2009556 #22 NO CHEMICAL STRIPS ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST SANITIZING WATER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090 MANAGER ARRIVED FROM STORE WITH TEST STRIPS.criticalPrevious Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 3-30-17 REPORT #2009556 #22 NO CHEMICAL STRIPS ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST SANITIZING WATER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090 MANAGER ARRIVED FROM STORE WITH TEST STRIPS.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PERSON ON SITE WITH CERTIFICATE WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. BEANS 156.3 DEGREES, BEEF 38.5 DEGREES INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUBBER GASKETS NEEDED AT FRONT REACH IN COOLER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUBBER GASKETS NEEDED AT FRONT REACH IN COOLER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAK AT FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Taqueria last inspected?
Taqueria has 13 inspections on record going back to April 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| April 6, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 30, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 27, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 2, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 26, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 10, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 7, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 11, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 1, 2012 | Pass | |
| January 4, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Taqueria vs North Lawndale
North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 April 6, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.