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Tatsu
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 4, 2014
- address1062 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607
Is Tatsu clean?
Tatsu is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 4, 2014. 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 Tatsu?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 4, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS AND UTENSILS. (STORE UPSIDE DOWN)Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS AND UTENSILS. (STORE UPSIDE DOWN)
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOLERS AND THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REMOVE DEAD ROACHES FROM FLOORS IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA AND IN THE MOP SINK ROOM. MUST REPLACE ALL SOILED GLUE TRAPS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REMOVE DEAD ROACHES FROM FLOORS IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA AND IN THE MOP SINK ROOM. MUST REPLACE ALL SOILED GLUE TRAPS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED WALLS IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR, CLEAN AND PAINT WALLS AS NEEDED. MUST ALSO CLEAN WALLS UNDER THE DISH MACHINEWalls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED WALLS IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR, CLEAN AND PAINT WALLS AS NEEDED. MUST ALSO CLEAN WALLS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE WASHROOM DOOR ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE HALLWAY.
When was Tatsu last inspected?
Tatsu has 9 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| February 13, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| September 4, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 28, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 15, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 21, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 23, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2011 | Fail |
Tatsu vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, 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 September 4, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.