Cta Chicago Taco Authority

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 14, 2025 →
• address4219 W Irving Park Ave, Chicago 60641

Is Cta Chicago Taco Authority clean?

Cta Chicago Taco Authority is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 14, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Cta Chicago Taco Authority?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Cta Chicago Taco Authority last inspected?

Cta Chicago Taco Authority has 10 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2017.

Cta Chicago Taco Authority vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 78% clean across 369 tracked restaurants — 288 clean, 74 mid, 5 cooked.

Against the 369 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

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 March 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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