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Flash Taco
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 19, 2016
- address1570-1/2 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Flash Taco clean?
Flash Taco is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 19, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Flash Taco?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on April 19, 2016. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Flash Taco last inspected?
Flash Taco has 7 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 24, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| April 19, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 11, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 28, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 3, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 14, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2013 | Fail |
Flash Taco 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 0% 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 April 19, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.