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El Taco Veloz Taqueria
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMarch 11, 2022
- address1745 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622
Is El Taco Veloz Taqueria clean?
El Taco Veloz Taqueria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 11, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Taco Veloz Taqueria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS DURING INSPECTION. PRESENTED EXPIRED CERTIFICATE WITH 01/21/2022 EXPIRATION DATE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO RENEW AND MAINTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT BOTH HAND SINKS IN THE MEN AND WOMEN EMPLOYEE/PUBLIC TOLIET ROOMS. INSTRCUTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE EMPLOYEE/PUBLIC WOMEN TOLIET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE EMPLOYEE/PUBLIC WOMEN TOLIET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILE IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA NEAR THE PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.
When was El Taco Veloz Taqueria last inspected?
El Taco Veloz Taqueria has 20 inspections on record going back to March 5, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| March 11, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 9, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 21, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 29, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 29, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 20, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 18, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 5, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 24, 2014 | Fail | |
| January 21, 2014 | Pass |
El Taco Veloz Taqueria 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 8% 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 11, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.