7-Eleven/Laredo Taco Company

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 16, 2025
• address3743 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60609

Is 7-Eleven/Laredo Taco Company clean?

7-Eleven/Laredo Taco Company is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 16, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at 7-Eleven/Laredo Taco Company?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING BEANS, EGGS, POTATOES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON SITE WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • -204.112(B) OBSERVED COOLER CONTAINING WRAPS, CHICKEN SALADS, YOGURT, ETC. WITHOUT THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED DERID FOOD DEBRIS THROUGHOUT BOTH FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS UNDER PREP TABLES AS WELL FRYER/GRILL EQUIPMENT AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. NOTED SYRUPS SPILLS UNDER POP STORAGE RACKS IN REAR AND INSIDE CABINETS ATTACHED TO SELF SERVICE BEVERAGE STATION. NOTED ALL FLOOR DRAINS FILLED WITH ORGANIC MATTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MANTAIN, IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST ACTIVITY
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED INADEWUATE LIGHITNG IN REAR STORAGE BEHIND WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHTING.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED INADEWUATE LIGHITNG IN REAR STORAGE BEHIND WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHTING.

When was 7-Eleven/Laredo Taco Company last inspected?

7-Eleven/Laredo Taco Company has 6 inspections on record going back to January 10, 2023.

7-Eleven/Laredo Taco Company vs Mckinley Park

Mckinley Park runs 68% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 39 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Mckinley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.