El Tacotote Restaurant

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 14, 2014 →
• address1536 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608

Is El Tacotote Restaurant clean?

El Tacotote Restaurant is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on February 18, 2014, 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 January 14, 2014. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at El Tacotote Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 14, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
• 🌡️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
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded

When was El Tacotote Restaurant last inspected?

El Tacotote Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2013.

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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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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 14, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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