Dos Toros Taqueria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 15, 2019
• address875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60611

Is Dos Toros Taqueria clean?

Dos Toros Taqueria is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 15, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Dos Toros Taqueria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 15, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • - MUST PROVIDE A PHYSICAL CLEAN UP KIT, WITH SANITIZER EFFECTIVE FOR ELIMINATING NOROVIRUS, FOR THE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE OBSERVED ON SITE AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • - OBSERVED BINS OF BULK FOOD ITEMS WITHOUT IDENTIFYING LABELS IN THE REAR/OFFICE AREA. MUST PROVIDE IDENTIFYING LABELS ON ALL FOODS STORED OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINER, AND MAINTAIN. -
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • - OBSERVED A SLIGHT LEAK COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. -
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • - OBSERVED MOPS, BROOMS, DUSTPANS, AND VARIOUS MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT STORED IN THE MOP SINK AND DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE MOP SINK. MUST REMOVE AND STORE ALL ARTICLES 6" OFF THE FLOOR, IN A CLEAN, DRY LOCATION TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING, AND MAINTAIN. -
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • - OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • - OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -

When was Dos Toros Taqueria last inspected?

Dos Toros Taqueria has 4 inspections on record going back to December 3, 2018.

Dos Toros Taqueria vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 15, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.