Taza Bakery

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 6, 2018
• address3100 W Devon Ave, Chicago 60659

Is Taza Bakery clean?

Taza Bakery is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 6, 2018. 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 Taza Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED. • ALL PREPACKAGED BREADS ON DISPLAY FOR SALE MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS AND LIST OF INGREDIENTS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED. • ALL PREPACKAGED BREADS ON DISPLAY FOR SALE MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS AND LIST OF INGREDIENTS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST NOT USE PAPER AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN FOOD BAKERY AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST NOT USE PAPER AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN FOOD BAKERY AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • PEELING PLASTER ON THE CEILING IN THE FLOUR STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • SPRAY FOAM SEALANT USED AROUND ELECTRICAL BOX ON THE WALL DIRECTLY NEXT TO AND ABOVE FLOOR STAND MIXER. MUST NOT USE SPRAY FOAM TO SEAL OPEN GAPS HOLES IN WALLS. WALLS MUST BE PROPERLY SEALED, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE MATERIAL. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS, OPENINGS AND CREVICES ALONG FLOOR AND BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • PEELING PLASTER ON THE CEILING IN THE FLOUR STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • SPRAY FOAM SEALANT USED AROUND ELECTRICAL BOX ON THE WALL DIRECTLY NEXT TO AND ABOVE FLOOR STAND MIXER. MUST NOT USE SPRAY FOAM TO SEAL OPEN GAPS HOLES IN WALLS. WALLS MUST BE PROPERLY SEALED, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE MATERIAL. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS, OPENINGS AND CREVICES ALONG FLOOR AND BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICES ON BOTH WASHROOMS LEADING DIRECTLY OUT TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ALL WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ALL WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

When was Taza Bakery last inspected?

Taza Bakery has 4 inspections on record going back to August 3, 2017.

Taza Bakery vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, 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 February 6, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.