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Azteca Tacos
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 13, 2013
- address1836 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago 60608
Is Azteca Tacos clean?
Azteca Tacos is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Azteca Tacos?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE WORN RUBBER GASKETS AT THREE DOOR COOLER IN KITCHEN AND TWO DOOR COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR FROM UNITS, CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM AND EXTERIOR SURFACE OF DEEP FRYER, CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF STOVE, GRILL AND BURNER IN KITCHEN AND SURFACE UNDER GRILL IN FRONT PREP AREA.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE WORN RUBBER GASKETS AT THREE DOOR COOLER IN KITCHEN AND TWO DOOR COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR FROM UNITS, CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM AND EXTERIOR SURFACE OF DEEP FRYER, CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF STOVE, GRILL AND BURNER IN KITCHEN AND SURFACE UNDER GRILL IN FRONT PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. REMOVE DUST FROM VENTILATION FANS ON CEILINGS OF WASHROOMS.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. REMOVE DUST FROM VENTILATION FANS ON CEILINGS OF WASHROOMS.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • PROVIDE END CAPS FOR LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN.
When was Azteca Tacos last inspected?
Azteca Tacos has 11 inspections on record going back to March 22, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 10, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| September 17, 2014 | — | |
| September 5, 2014 | — | |
| May 13, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 2, 2013 | Fail | |
| February 13, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 8, 2013 | Fail | |
| January 22, 2013 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 23, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2011 | Pass |
Azteca Tacos vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 13, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.