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El Campeon Taco Bar Express
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 5, 2019
- address5848 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60659
Is El Campeon Taco Bar Express clean?
El Campeon Taco Bar Express is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 5, 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 El Campeon Taco Bar Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 5, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE CLEANING SUPPLIES KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE REMINDER AND DISCLOSURE AND ASTERISK ON THE FOOD ITEMS BEING SERVED RAW OR UNDER COOKED ON THE MENU ADVISORIES, PLACARDS, TABLE TENTS, OR OTHER EFFECTIVE WRITTEN MEANS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLES,CHOPPING BOARDS AND COOLERS MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED ON THE ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO BE LOCATED TO SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOOR BEHIND THE WATER HEATER NOT CLEAN WITH DEBRIS AND STANDING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, DRY THE FLOOR AND MAINTAINED.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
When was El Campeon Taco Bar Express last inspected?
El Campeon Taco Bar Express has 3 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 24, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| September 5, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 30, 2019 | — |
El Campeon Taco Bar Express vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, 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 September 5, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.