Cooked?
Don Taquito
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 3, 2012
- address3209 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Don Taquito clean?
Don Taquito is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 3, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Don Taquito?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 3, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT RUSTY METAL RACKS INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER (PREP AREA).--------MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SCREEN DOOR OUTSIDE REAR EXIT DOOR.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT RUSTY METAL RACKS INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER (PREP AREA).--------MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SCREEN DOOR OUTSIDE REAR EXIT DOOR.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF MOP SINK.--------INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLOOR CARPETING AT FRONT SERVICE AREA. FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH, NON POROUS AND EASILY CLEANABLE.---------MUST CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN BASEMENT.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLOOR CARPETING AT FRONT SERVICE AREA. FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH, NON POROUS AND EASILY CLEANABLE.---------MUST CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN BASEMENT.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • LIGHTS MUST BE SHIELDED WITH END CAPS ABOVE (2) CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED AT REAR OUTSIDE AREA AND IN BASEMENT. MUST REORGANIZE. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
When was Don Taquito last inspected?
Don Taquito has 2 inspections on record going back to April 3, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| April 3, 2012 | Pass |
Don Taquito vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.
Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.
Other spots in Albany Park
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 April 3, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.