Tiny Taqueria

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 24, 2022
• address11 W Illinois St, Chicago 60654

Is Tiny Taqueria clean?

Tiny Taqueria is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 24, 2022. 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 Tiny Taqueria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PREP AREA BEFORE DISH ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON COOLERS ALONG COOK LINE AND SOAP DISPENSER IN DISH ROOM DIFFICULT TO USE. ISTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF BLACK SLIME ON CAULK AROUND HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CAULK, CLEAN, SANITIZE, RE-CAULK AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED URNINAL IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM DOES NOT WORK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDIITON.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB INSIDE MEN'S TOILET ROOM AND MISSING LIGHT BULB IN HOOD ABOVE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB INSIDE MEN'S TOILET ROOM AND MISSING LIGHT BULB IN HOOD ABOVE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

When was Tiny Taqueria last inspected?

Tiny Taqueria has 4 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2019.

Tiny Taqueria vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓! Tiny Taqueria
  mid · July 16, 2019
• ✓! Thompson Hotel/Nico
  cooked · November 12, 2019
• ✓! Thompson Hotel/Nico
  mid · June 25, 2019
• ✓! Thompson Hotel/Nico
  mid · June 25, 2019
• ✓! Thompson Hotel/Nico
  mid · June 25, 2019
• ✓! Thompson Hotel/Nico
  mid · June 25, 2019

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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 March 24, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.