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TAMALERIA LUPITA 3 & CO.
3858 S CALIFORNIA AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60632
Health Inspection: okay
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-04-03; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
8 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-04-03), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-04-03: License
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-5 — PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: OBSERVED ALL NECESSARY ITEMS NOT ON PREMISES FOR COMPLYING WITH PROCEDURE AVAILABLE ON SITE WHEN EMPLOYEES RESPOND TO VOMITTING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ON PREMISES ALL NECESSARY ITEMS FOR COMPLYING WITH WRITTEN PROCEDURE WHEN EMPLOYEES RESPOND TO VOMITTING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OPENINGS AT BASE OF FRONT ENTRANCE OUTER DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
- Not Critical: CHI-44 — UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: OBSERVED NO RIGHT SPLASH GUARD INSTALLED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF DRAIN BOARD OF SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NEXT TO UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL RIGHT SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHTSIDE OF DRAIN BOARD OF SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NEXT TO UTILITY SINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF SANITIZED UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED PLASTIC FILM ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF PREP TABLE CLOSE TO REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLASTIC FILM ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF PREP TABLE CLOSE TO REAR EXIT, NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION-RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LEAKING FROM DRAINPIPE UNDERNEATH RINSE COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGED OR MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FACILITY FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
- Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSTALLED IN ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY IN ALL GENDER WASHROOM.
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