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El Nuevo Taconazo
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 25, 2026
- address5849 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60629
Is El Nuevo Taconazo clean?
El Nuevo Taconazo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 25, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Nuevo Taconazo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN COLD HOLD UNITS TO MEASURE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO MAINTAIN AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN ALL COLD HOLD EQUIPMENT.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON COLD HOLD UNIT IN FRONT OF GRILL AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CAN OPENER ATTACHED TO TABLE IN REAR PREP IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FOIL COVERING BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED POTS ON SITE FOR MENUDO TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE LARGE OR INSTALL LARGER SINK WITH CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR LARGE POTS. (POTS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION).Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED POTS ON SITE FOR MENUDO TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE LARGE OR INSTALL LARGER SINK WITH CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR LARGE POTS. (POTS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION).
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAK AT BOTTOM PIPE OF MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT BULBS NOT WORKING IN HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT BULBS NOT WORKING IN HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
When was El Nuevo Taconazo last inspected?
El Nuevo Taconazo has 8 inspections on record going back to January 31, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 8, 2025 | — | |
| January 30, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 9, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 5, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 28, 2022 | Fail | |
| January 31, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions |
El Nuevo Taconazo vs Gage Park
Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 June 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.