Taureaux Tavern

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Nov 10, 2025 Pass

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

   3 general2 paperwork Show violations

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food items stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Instructed manager to elevate all food six inches off floor.

     Official wording (code 39)

     Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

   • GeneralFood handling

     In-use utensils weren’t stored properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed ice scoop laying on top of ice in bar. Instructed manager to store ice scoop handle up above ice to prevent contamination.

     Official wording (code 43)

     In-use utensils: properly stored

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed debris on floors along walls and corners in prep, utility and storage areas. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no food handlers certificates on site. Instructed manager to comply with the idph food handler requirement.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food service sanitation manager without food allergen training certificate. Instructed to meet requirement.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

2. Nov 3, 2025 Fail

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Fail

   4 general2 paperwork Show violations

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food items stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Instructed manager to elevate all food six inches off floor.

     Official wording (code 39)

     Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

   • GeneralFood handling

     In-use utensils weren’t stored properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed ice scoop laying on top of ice in bar. Instructed manager to store ice scoop handle up above ice to prevent contamination.

     Official wording (code 43)

     In-use utensils: properly stored

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.

     Inspector’s note: Found the three compartment sink not maintained; sink is leaking when water from compartments are drained; water is been collected with containers. Instructed management to get drainage system serviced. Priority foundation 7-38-025. Citation issued

     Official wording (code 48)

     Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed debris on floors along walls and corners in prep, utility and storage areas. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no food handlers certificates on site. Instructed manager to comply with the idph food handler requirement.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food service sanitation manager without food allergen training certificate. Instructed to meet requirement.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

3. Oct 30, 2025 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

   3 critical3 general2 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Staff touched ready-to-eat food with bare hands.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food handler touch ready -to- eat food bread with bare hands in kitchen at food line. Food employees’ may not contact exposed, ready-to-eat food with their bare hands. Must use suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment. Priority violation. 7-38-010. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 9)

     No bare hand contact with rte food or a pre-approved alternative procedure properly allowed

   • CriticalFood handling

     Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

     Inspector’s note: Observed the low temperature dish machinein bar not properly sanitizing at 0ppm of chlorine during the inspection. Also found high temperature dish machine final rinse at 135f. High temperature dishmachine tagged and held for inspection by the chicago department of public health and may not be used until said dish machine is re-inspected by cdph and maintaining a proper sanitizing temperature of 180f (final rinse) and a surface temperature of a minnimum of 165f. Instructed manager said equipment must properly sanitize at 50ppm-100ppm of chlorine all times. Unit tagged and held for inspection by the department of health and may not be used. Priority violation. Citation issued 7-38-025.

     Official wording (code 16)

     Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Cold food was held above a safe temperature.

     Inspector’s note: Observed tcs foods held at improper internal temperatures in the prep cold holding unit, such as 10lbs of beef at 46.8f-47.4f. Manager discarded and denatured a total 10lbs at $75. All cold tcs food must maintain 41f or below . Priority violation. Citation issued 7-38-005.

     Official wording (code 22)

     Proper cold holding temperatures

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food items stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Instructed manager to elevate all food six inches off floor.

     Official wording (code 39)

     Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

   • GeneralFood handling

     In-use utensils weren’t stored properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed ice scoop laying on top of ice in bar. Instructed manager to store ice scoop handle up above ice to prevent contamination.

     Official wording (code 43)

     In-use utensils: properly stored

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed debris on floors along walls and corners in prep, utility and storage areas. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no food handlers certificates on site. Instructed manager to comply with the idph food handler requirement.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food service sanitation manager without food allergen training certificate. Instructed to meet requirement.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

4. Jun 21, 2024 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   4 general Show violations

   • GeneralHygiene & sanitation

     Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: Employees in the food prep area not wearing hair restraints while in the food prep area and handling food. Instructed to have all employees in food prep area to wear a hair restraint. Maintain same.

     Official wording (code 40)

     Personal cleanliness

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Can opener in food prep area with food and dirt build up. Instructed to clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Thick ice build up in both reach in chest freezers in the food prep area. Instructed to remove ice build up and maintain units.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Floors in the corners and under/around heavy equipment in the prep, storage and bar areas with a build up of food, dirt and debris. Instructed to clean and maintain floors.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

5. Jul 31, 2023 Pass

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

   1 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: 6-501.12 observed accumulated dust debris on the vents in the food prep area and above dish machine and accumulated debris in between wall and ice machine. Instructed to clean.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

6. Jul 24, 2023 Fail

   Canvass · Fail

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   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: 6-501.111 observed evidence of live insect activity. Observed about 40 live small flies located on the ceiling of the dish washing area and flying around the utility sink in the food prep area. Instructed to eliminate live small flies activity, clean and sanitize affected areas and recommended contacting pest control for a service. Priority foundation. Citation issued 7-38-020(a).

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: 6-501.12 observed accumulated dust debris on the vents in the food prep area and above dish machine and accumulated debris in between wall and ice machine. Instructed to clean.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

7. May 26, 2022 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   3 general1 paperwork Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Observed cutting boards with deep scratches. Instructed manager to resurface or replace cutting board

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Observed heavy frost build up on interior of freezer chest. Instructed manager to defrost freezer chest

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed dust build up on atop oven in kitchen. Instructed manager to clean said surface observed lime build up on interior of dish machine. Instructed manager to clean and delime interior of dish machine.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no certified food manager with food allergen certificate. Instructed manager to ensure all certified food manager have food allergen certificates.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

8. Jul 8, 2019 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

   4 critical1 general1 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalManagement & training

     No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.

     Inspector’s note: 2-501.11 observed no vomitous and diarrheal incident clean up policy kit (gloves, face masks, disposable mops, sanitizer) on site. Kit must match policy in place for facility. Must provide and maintain. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005. No citation issued

     Official wording (code 5)

     Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

   • CriticalFood source

     Required records (shellfish tags, parasite-destruction logs) were missing.

     Inspector’s note: Observed facility not meeting requirements of shellstock identification tags stored properly in order. Facility must meet requirement of proper tag storage in order and maintain of 90 days of tag date.

     Official wording (code 14)

     Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Prepared food wasn’t date-marked, or was kept past its discard date.

     Inspector’s note: 3-501.17 observed facility missing date marking for ready to eat temperature control for food safety item,chicken,rice,pork cooked eggs, house-sauces etc. Stored inside reach in cooler located rear & front prep refrigerator and walk in cooler in food prep area. Informed person in charge to always date mark food items store more than 24 hours in facility with discard date and maintain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. No citation issued.

     Official wording (code 23)

     Proper date marking and disposition

   • CriticalFood handling

     No warning to customers about raw or undercooked food.

     Inspector’s note: 3-603.11 observed facility missing consumer advisory disclosure statement for food items/products offered and reminder * statement for the food products offered. Must obtain and maintain on menu. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. No citation issued.

     Official wording (code 25)

     Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

     Inspector’s note: Observed facility bulk items not in original container not label with common name; facility sugar, flour and wheat items not labeled inside large clear container in upstairs dry storage. Must label and maintain.

     Official wording (code 37)

     Food properly labeled; original container

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: 2-102.13 observed facility food service sanitation managers without required allergen training certification. Must obtain and maintain

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

9. Oct 23, 2018 Pass

   License · Pass

   No violations