SENORITA'S TAMALES
3412 W 79TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60652 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
SENORITA'S TAMALES has been inspected once by Chicago Department of Public Health, on July 31, 2026. The most recent inspection, on July 31, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded once on July 31, 2026. For example:
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded 2 times on July 31, 2026. For example:
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
About this data
These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
1 inspection
- License
3 infractions
- 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
- INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND FREEZER.
- 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
- INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIRMENTS FOR EMPLOYEE'S THAT HANDLES FOODS.
- 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
- OBSERVED THE CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER WITHOUT HER ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST COMPLY OR CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED.
- 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
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