TALAY

Address: 1222 W MADISON ST , CHICAGO, IL 60607, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on May 6, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (32 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-05-06 00:00:00 (Complaint) 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: LEAK AT HANDWASH SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• No Entry — 2026-04-14 00:00:00 (Complaint)
• Pass — 2026-02-26 00:00:00 (Complaint)
• No Entry — 2026-02-10 00:00:00 (Complaint)
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2025-04-11 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT DELI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. | 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERAT
• Pass — 2024-07-19 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2024-07-17 00:00:00 () 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE FRONT PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS 1LB CRAB AT 49.1F, 1LB OF SHRIMP AT 50.2F, AND 1
• Pass — 2024-07-09 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2024-07-02 00:00:00 () 8. HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE AT FRONT PREP AREA WITH POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES, TOUCHING DIFFERENT ITEMS WITH GLOVED HANDS AND PERFORMING MULTIPLE TASKS, AND THEN
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2023-08-03 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE KITCHEN AND BAR HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. | 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2023-07-24 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN DELI PREP AREA INACCESSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. OBSERVED TWO PREP TABLES WHICH HAD A
• Pass — 2022-10-12 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: MUST REMOVE WATER PURIFIER DEVICE FROM HAND SINK FAUCET IN KITCHEN. | 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comment
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2022-09-14 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED (CHICKEN). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CFM ON SITE AT ALL TI
• Pass — 2021-05-04 00:00:00 () 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE DELI DISPLAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL REFR
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2021-03-04 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. | 25. CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKE
• No Entry — 2021-02-09 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-10-29 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO P
• Pass — 2019-07-12 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP IN REAR BACK DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ENCLOSE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAI
• Pass — 2019-03-19 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments:
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-11-19 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED O PROVIDE HE CITY'S HEALTH FORM, OR SIMILAR D

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