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Cafe El Tapatio
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 20, 2015
- address3400 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Cafe El Tapatio clean?
Cafe El Tapatio is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 20, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cafe El Tapatio?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2015. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Cafe El Tapatio last inspected?
Cafe El Tapatio has 12 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| November 20, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 11, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 2, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2013 | Fail | |
| June 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 28, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 21, 2012 | Fail | |
| October 19, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 25, 2011 | Pass |
Cafe El Tapatio vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 November 20, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.