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TAQUERIA AMIGO CHINO 2

5959 W LAWRENCE AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60630

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2014-10-07; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2014-10-07), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2014-10-07: License

Pass

  • Not Critical: CHI-30 — FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: BULK CONTAINERS (RICE, BEANS) AT BASEMENT NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL BULK CONTAINERS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-31 — CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: POTS NOT INVERTED AT REAR PREP AREA (BY REAR EXIT DOOR). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT AND ELEVATE ALL POTS FROM FLOOR.
  • Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON BASEMENT FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO KEEP FLOOR DRY/CLEAN THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.
  • Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ALSO OBSERVED CEILING VENTILATION COVER LOOSE ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN WALL AND MAINTAIN AND REATTACH CEILING VENT COVER.
  • Not Critical: CHI-38 — VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NO DIPPER WELL BY ICE CREAM FREEZER AT FRONT PREP AREA, NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT ICE MACHINE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MIDDLE COMPARTMENT DRAIN PIPE LEAKING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINKS ALSO MUST PROVIDE DIPPER WELL FOR ICE CREAM SCOOPS OR SINGLE SERVICE ICE CREAM SCOOPS.

Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.

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