Cascabel Taco Joint

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 9, 2026
• address2943 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60618

Is Cascabel Taco Joint clean?

Cascabel Taco Joint is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 9, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cascabel Taco Joint?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICEBUILD UP INSIDE CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP CLEAN INTERIOR SURFACES OF CHEST FREEZER.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURN OUT LIGHT BULB ABOVE PREP TABLES IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND PROVIDE INTENSITY LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATED ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURN OUT LIGHT BULB ABOVE PREP TABLES IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND PROVIDE INTENSITY LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATED ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS WITHOUT ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS OBTAIN ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SIT AT ALL TIMES.

When was Cascabel Taco Joint last inspected?

Cascabel Taco Joint has 9 inspections on record going back to October 8, 2019.

Cascabel Taco Joint vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% of them.

Other spots in Irving Park

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• ✓! Az Foodmart
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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 February 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.