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LACASA DEL PUEBLO TAQUERIA
1834 S BLUE ISLAND AVE , CHICAGO, IL, 60608
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2017-12-18; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
9 findings at the latest imported inspection (2017-12-18), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2017-12-18: Complaint Re-Inspection
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-30 — FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
- Not Critical: CHI-31 — CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES AND DISH STORAGE SHELVES AND PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
- Not Critical: CHI-32 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN FREEZER TO ELEVATE FOODS OFF OF FLOOR.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM 1ST FL. FRONT PREP AREA PREP COOLER AND SALSA COOLER,BASEMENT PREP AREA AND WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED LIDS ON FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN BASEMENT AND WORN DOOR GASKET ON HOT HOLDING CABINET.
- Not Critical: CHI-33 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,FRYER CABINET,OVENS,STEAM TABLE.
- Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOORING IN REAR PREP AREA UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND SINKS AND LOOSE FLOOR TILES ENTERING INTO REAR PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA.
- Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND LOOSE WALLS AND WALL BASES IN FRONT PREP AREA BEHIND PREP COOLER,NEXT TO HAND SINK IN 1ST FL. REAR PREP AREA, LOOSE WALL BASES THROUGHOUT BOTH 1ST FL. PREP AREAS, STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA. MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM UPPER WALL BEHIND DISH MACHINE AREA. MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA NEAR WALK IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE GRAFITTI FROM CEILING IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM.
- Not Critical: CHI-36 — LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD IN BASEMENT PREP AREA ABOVE PREP TABLE. MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT IN DISH WASHING AREA.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK IN BASEMENT.
- Not Critical: CHI-41 — PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE CLUTTER AND FOOD OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT.
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