Tamaleria Vicky Inc.
2459 W 51st St, Chicago, IL 60632 · Brighton Park · Restaurant · High risk
Mostly clean — 3 of 5 passed, one prior failure
Last Inspected
2018-01-10
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2018-01-10
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2015)
⚠ Other issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Food Temperature issues found across 1 inspection
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
📦 Food Storage & Handling serious 2×
🌡 Food Temperature critical 1×
📋 Documentation & Training serious 1×
Inspection History
2 ▾
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
PROVIDE SPLASHGUARD INBETWEEN PREP TABLE AND FRONT EXPOSED HANDSINK.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMETERS ON SITE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR ONE DOOR COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED THE FRONT CEILING IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. ALSO CLEAN WALL VENT IN REAR KITCHEN.
2016-07-08 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Food Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED EGGS AT 44.7F, MILK AT 46.9F, CHEESE AT 47.7F AND HAM AT 44F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 20# OF FOOD WORTH $40. CRITICAL V...
serious Documentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES AND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WITH A CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PREMISES MAKES AND SERVES TACOS, BURRITOS AND TAMALES. M...
minor Other
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
2015-12-10 Pass License Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Other
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN PREP AREA. PROVIDE SAME.
serious Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
NO BARRIER NOTED AT CUSTOMER SERVING LINE AND PREP TABLE. PROVIDE SAME.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
WALL COVING MISSING IN VARIOUS AREAS. PROVIDE SAME.
minor Food Storage & Handling
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTD TO CORRECT SAME.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
NO SPLASHGUARD INBETWEEN UTLITY SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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