Cesar's Tacos

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations5
• last inspectedNovember 22, 2019 →
• address3162-3166 N Clark St, Chicago 60657

Is Cesar's Tacos clean?

Cesar's Tacos is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on May 30, 2023, 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 November 22, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Cesar's Tacos?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 22, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Cesar's Tacos last inspected?

Cesar's Tacos has 17 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cesar's Tacos vs Lake View

Lake View runs 79% clean across 1,124 tracked restaurants — 879 clean, 218 mid, 20 cooked.

Other spots in Lake View

• ✓ Cesar's Tacos
  clean · May 17, 2012
• ✓ Cafe Tola
  cooked · June 14, 2018
• ✓ Beer Run
  clean · August 21, 2012
• ✓ Indie Burger
  cooked · February 4, 2013
• ✓ Indie Burger
  clean · April 3, 2012
• ✓! Wood
  cooked · October 31, 2017

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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 November 22, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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