Aztecas Mex Taqueria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 5, 2013 →
• address5421 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Aztecas Mex Taqueria clean?

Aztecas Mex Taqueria is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on September 26, 2013, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on July 5, 2013. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Aztecas Mex Taqueria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 5, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

When was Aztecas Mex Taqueria last inspected?

Aztecas Mex Taqueria has 5 inspections on record going back to June 20, 2011.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 5, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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