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El Original Chavas Tacos, Inc.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 23, 2026
- address2333 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60612
Is El Original Chavas Tacos, Inc. clean?
El Original Chavas Tacos, Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 23, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Original Chavas Tacos, Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED AN OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was El Original Chavas Tacos, Inc. last inspected?
El Original Chavas Tacos, Inc. has 28 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 30, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 25, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 15, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2020 | Pass | |
| February 24, 2020 | Fail | |
| February 13, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 5, 2019 | Fail |
El Original Chavas Tacos, Inc. vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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 March 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.