Taqueria Mexicana
605 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60661 · West Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-02-10
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-02-10
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 1 inspection
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 1×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
Inspection History
CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
Hand wash sink faucet in poor repair, hot water knob is hard to turn, Instructed to repair to wash hands as needed.
serious Other
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
No discard date on cooked food containers ( beef, chicken... ) that are held in front prep cooler for than 24hours. Instructed manager to provide discard date, Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
2024-07-15 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint 2 ▾
serious Sanitation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
No test paper on site for 3-comp sanitizer solution, Instructed manager to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
Minor leak noted under 3-comp sink drain line. instructed to repair.
CRITICAL 5 ▾
minor Other
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
FOUND COOLERS WITHOUT THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
FOUND GAP IN BETWEEN ENTRY DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A CLOSED TIGHT FITTING DOOR.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
FOUND NO COVERED GARBAGE RECEPTACLE LOCATED IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
serious Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FOUND DUST ON VENT OVER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Plumbing & Waste
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
FOUND VENT IN UNISEX RESTROOM NOT OPERABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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