El Milagro Taqueria

health inspection result · Lower West Side · Chicago
😇clean
  • resultPass
  • critical violations0
  • last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026 →
  • address1923 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago 60608
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Is El Milagro Taqueria clean?

El Milagro Taqueria is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Milagro Taqueria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
    Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  • 🚿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 El Milagro Taqueria last inspected?

El Milagro Taqueria has 29 inspections on record going back to March 22, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

January 22, 2026 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection · 4 failed findings

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January 13, 2026 Fail Canvass · 5 failed findings

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February 7, 2025 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint · 3 failed findings

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November 7, 2024 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass · 3 failed findings

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November 4, 2024 No Entry Non-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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December 1, 2023 Pass Short Form Complaint · 0 failed findings

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November 3, 2023 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection · 1 failed finding

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October 25, 2023 Fail Complaint · 4 failed findings

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March 3, 2023 Pass Canvass · 0 failed findings

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November 29, 2022 Pass Complaint · 1 failed finding

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November 14, 2022 No Entry Non-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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December 15, 2021 Pass Canvass · 2 failed findings

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El Milagro Taqueria vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 80% clean across 699 tracked restaurants — 551 clean, 98 mid, 38 cooked.

Against the 699 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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.

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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 January 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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