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El Taco Azteca
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 21, 2019
- address2151 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608
Is El Taco Azteca clean?
El Taco Azteca is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 21, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Taco Azteca?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 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 • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED A VARITY OF FOODS NOT PROPERY LABELED, DATED( COOKED BEANS, DUCK, ETC.) FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE BY WHICH FOOD SHALL BE SOLD, COMSUMED, OR DISCARDED FOR A MAXIUM OF 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS RICE, FLOUR, BEANS ETC. NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS,BEING STORED IN STORAGE BINS WITHOUT PROPER LABELS, INSTRUCTED ON PROPER LABELING, MUST PROVIDE.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES IMPROPERLY STORED ON PREP TABLES,INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED NEW RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR PREP AND STORAGE AREA, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE FRONT BAR AREA WITH A ICE BIN, AND A HAND SINK, NO FOOD PREP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED NEW WALLS IN FOOD PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE NEW WALLS. ALSO FINING THE WALL IN RESTROOM(THEY ARE ADDING STONE).
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES, NOR A EMPLOYEE DATE OF HIRE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PA-100-0367.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES, NOR A EMPLOYEE DATE OF HIRE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PA-100-0367.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was El Taco Azteca last inspected?
El Taco Azteca has 6 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| February 21, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 22, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 24, 2016 | — |
El Taco Azteca vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 February 21, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.