Chicago · Official inspection records
7148 N HARLEM AVE · Chicago, IL 60631
Restaurant
Chicago Department of Public Health reports Out of Business for TAQUERIA LOS AZARES on .
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Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA LOS AZARES · 7148 N HARLEM AVE
The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.
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Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA LOS AZARES · 7148 N HARLEM AVE
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: DISHWASH AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL REMOVED, DISHWASHER(S) UNABLE TO WASH HANDS, STAND UP 2-DOOR REACH IN FREEZER PUT IN FRONT OF WHERE EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL USE TO BE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER IN DISHWASH ROOM BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (10/17/14). DISHWASHER(S) MUST WASH HANDS AT PREP AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL LOCATED 10 FT AWAY BEHIND DOOR. ESTABLISHMENT IS PUT ON 48 HOUR WORK AROUND BY CDPH AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: FOODS NOT LABELED OR DATED INSIDE STAND UP REACH IN COOLER (IN DISHWASH ROOM) ALSO RICE BULK CONTAINER NOT LABELED AT SAME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL/DATE FOODS, FIRST IN FIRST OUT, ALSO MUST LABEL BULK RICE CONTAINER.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE PREP AREA STAND UP COOLER AND COOLER GASKETS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS AND COOLERS DOOR GASKETS.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED CRACKS/CREVICES UNDER FRONT PREP COUNTER BETWEEN COUNTER TOP AND WALLS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL CRACKS/CREVICES THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP COUNTER.
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA LOS AZARES · 7148 N HARLEM AVE
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED DIRT BUILD UP ON WALL BEHIND MOP SINK AND DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS.
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: METAL STEM THERMOMETER NOT CALIBRATED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALIBRATE METAL STEM THEROMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA LOS AZARES · 7148 N HARLEM AVE
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AT THE FOOD STORAGE AREA.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FANS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
Location recorded for this inspection · TAQUERIA LOS AZARES · 7148 N HARLEM AVE
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPAINT WALLS IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS - Comments: TOILET ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE.
Local context · Chicago
104 of 135 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.
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Chicago Department of Public Health via the City of Chicago Data Portal. Reference license 2179179.
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