Flying Tacos

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 26, 2017
• address1043 N California Ave, Chicago 60622
• cuisineMobile Food Dispenser

Is Flying Tacos clean?

Flying Tacos is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 26, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Flying Tacos?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2017, 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 • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 150 CHICKEN AND PORT TACOS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE ON STEAM TABLE 97F-115.9F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 75LBS AND $100 OF TACOS. ALL HOT FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 140F OR ABOVE DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2060039 ON 6-10-17: 18-OBSERVED MOBILE FOOD TRUCK FLOOR AND REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED AND NO UP TO DATE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE MOBILE FOOD TRUCK REAR DOOR AND FLOOR RODENT PROOF AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2060039 ON 6-10-17: 18-OBSERVED MOBILE FOOD TRUCK FLOOR AND REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED AND NO UP TO DATE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE MOBILE FOOD TRUCK REAR DOOR AND FLOOR RODENT PROOF AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON DUTY OR CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN TACOS(97-115.9F)ARE PREPARED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012A
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DUST ON LIGHT ABOVE GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DUST ON LIGHT ABOVE GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT AND MAINTAIN.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT AND MAINTAIN.

When was Flying Tacos last inspected?

Flying Tacos has 3 inspections on record going back to January 3, 2017.

Flying Tacos vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 August 26, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.