El Taconazo Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings2

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED(#18),FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED, GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. MANAGER REPAIRED DOOR DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED.
  code 14Priority
• ⚠️Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etccritical
  Inspector note: All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles. OBSERVED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION THE UPPER INNER PORTION OF ICE MACHINE WITH HEAVY BUILD UP OF BLACK MOLD AND MILDEW. MANAGER INSTRUCTED TO EMPTY ICE MACHINE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MACHINE CLEANED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION
  code 4Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING. ALL ARE WORN WITH DEEP CUTS AND STAINS. SHELVE AT DISH WASHING STATION IN NEED OF REPAIR. REPLACE BROKEN TILES, SEAL AREA UNDERNEATH TO PROTECT FROM WATER DAMAGE. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS. COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND PAINT THE STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR AREA. ALL PREP TABLES THAT ARE RUSTED MUST BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP IN CORNERS AND UNDER EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS AND CEILINGS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD SPLATTERS AND FOOD BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. LEAK AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR AREA IN NEED OF REPAIR AT P-TRAP, LEAKY FAUCET AT 1 COMP SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST INSTALL THERMOMETERS IN ALL REACH IN COOLERS. MUST INTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER. ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION. SPONGES MUST BE DISCARDED OFTEN (DAILY). MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 4, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 7 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Gage Park

• ? Estar Bien
  cooked · 5223 S Kedzie Ave · inspected April 2, 2012
• ✓ Citgo
  cooked · 2700-2712 W 51St St · inspected December 5, 2011
• ✓ El Churrito Rojas
  cooked · 5002 S Western Ave · inspected November 28, 2011
• ✕ Cregendo Saludable
  cooked · 2824 W 55Th St · inspected May 10, 2011
• ✓ La Haciendita Taqueria
  clean · 5151 S Kedzie Ave · inspected November 5, 2025
• ✓! Alicia's Tamales
  cooked · 2753 W 55Th St · inspected October 31, 2014

See every restaurant in Gage Park →

About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.