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Taquizas Don Rafa
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 18, 2020
- address2023 S Western Ave, Chicago 60608
Is Taquizas Don Rafa clean?
Taquizas Don Rafa is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 18, 2020. 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 Taquizas Don Rafa?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SIGN IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-306.11 OBSERVED THE FACILITY SELLING TCS FOODS (TAMALES) ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY SELL ALL FOODS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FACILITY AND CEASE AND DESIST THE SALE OF FOODS OUTSIDE. MANAGER CEASED OUTSIDE FOODS SALES DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-306.11 OBSERVED THE FACILITY SELLING TCS FOODS (TAMALES) ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY SELL ALL FOODS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FACILITY AND CEASE AND DESIST THE SALE OF FOODS OUTSIDE. MANAGER CEASED OUTSIDE FOODS SALES DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED ONE FEMALE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED ONE FEMALE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT A ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
When was Taquizas Don Rafa last inspected?
Taquizas Don Rafa has 10 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| December 18, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 11, 2020 | Fail | |
| June 26, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 21, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 14, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 31, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2016 | — | |
| June 22, 2015 | Pass |
Taquizas Don Rafa vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 December 18, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.