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Tequila Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 19, 2014
- address5728 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60638
Is Tequila Restaurant clean?
Tequila Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 19, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tequila Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 19, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN FREEZERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND PREP AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND FLOORS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • FOUND FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING IN THE CORNERS, IN THE BASEMENT AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND FLOORS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • FOUND FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING IN THE CORNERS, IN THE BASEMENT AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND CEILING IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, CRACKED/DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND CEILING IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, CRACKED/DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • FOUND END CAPS AND SHIELD MISSING FROM THE WALK IN COOLER AND IN THE PREP AREA BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE END CAPS AND SHIELDS TO LIGHTS.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND COOKING EQUIPMENT (4 BURNER GAS STOVE) NOT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PLACE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • FOUND CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND ORGANIZE AREA.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • FOUND WASH CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (SANITIZER MUST BE AT THE PPM).Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • FOUND WASH CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (SANITIZER MUST BE AT THE PPM).
- ⚠️Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area • OBSERVED CHILDREN RUNNING INTO THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RESTRICT TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL PER CITY CODE ONLY.Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area • OBSERVED CHILDREN RUNNING INTO THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RESTRICT TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL PER CITY CODE ONLY.
When was Tequila Restaurant last inspected?
Tequila Restaurant has 9 inspections on record going back to February 6, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| August 19, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2014 | Fail | |
| May 1, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 21, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 6, 2014 | Pass |
Tequila Restaurant vs Garfield Ridge
Garfield Ridge runs 73% clean across 147 tracked restaurants — 107 clean, 28 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 147 spots Cooked tracks in Garfield Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 August 19, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.