Tamales Express
3802 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · Logan Square · Restaurant · High risk
Strong record across 5 inspections — minor issues only
Last Inspected
2025-04-16
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-04-16
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2022)
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🌡 Food Temperature minor 1×
Inspection History
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1 ▾
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY ON DRYING RACKS.MUST STORE INVERTED.
2 ▾
serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED GREASE/FOOD BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD.
2022-10-20 Pass License Re-Inspection 2 ▾
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-602.13 CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND THE INTERIOR OF THE REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER COMBO.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.12 CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
3 ▾
minor Food Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
INADEQUATE REFRIGERATION PROVIDED ONSITE FOR THE PROPOSED MENU. PREMISES HAS A 2 DOOR COMMERCIAL BEVERAGE COOLER AND A RESIDENTIAL SIDE BY SIDE REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER COMBO UNIT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REFRIGERATION ON THE PREMI...
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND THE INTERIOR OF THE REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER COMBO.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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