El Taconcito

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 21, 2012 →
• address10536 S Torrence Ave, Chicago 60617

Is El Taconcito clean?

El Taconcito is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on July 25, 2012, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on June 21, 2012. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at El Taconcito?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 21, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

When was El Taconcito last inspected?

El Taconcito has 5 inspections on record going back to April 26, 2010.

El Taconcito vs South Deering

South Deering runs 79% clean across 14 tracked restaurants — 11 clean, 2 mid, 1 cooked.

Other spots in South Deering

• ✓! Gusi's Pizza
  cooked · October 1, 2019
• ✓ South Deering Food Mart
  cooked · August 18, 2014
• ✓ Los Tres Amigo's Restaurant
  cooked · March 9, 2018
• ✕ Rigo Freeze
  cooked · July 20, 2012
• ✓! Taqueria El Taconcito
  cooked · June 30, 2014
• ✓ Torrence Bp
  clean · November 30, 2016

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 21, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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