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Erick's Tacos
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 30, 2019
- address1967-1969 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60640
Is Erick's Tacos clean?
Erick's Tacos is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 30, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Erick's Tacos?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 30, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN REACH IN COOLER/COLD HOLD UNIT ON WEST SIDE OF SERVICE AREA. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • REFER TO VIOLATION #60
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED VIOLATION # 58 FROM REPORT # 2222904 DATED 9/25/18 NOT CORRECTED. NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING COULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED VIOLATION # 58 FROM REPORT # 2222904 DATED 9/25/18 NOT CORRECTED. NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING COULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090
When was Erick's Tacos last inspected?
Erick's Tacos has 13 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| October 30, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 25, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 16, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 5, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2016 | Fail | |
| December 3, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 4, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 24, 2015 | Fail | |
| May 12, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 2, 2014 | Fail |
Erick's Tacos vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 October 30, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.