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Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T1-B11)
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 14, 2026
- address11601 W Touhy Ave, Chicago 60666
Is Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T1-B11) clean?
Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T1-B11) is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 14, 2026. 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 Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T1-B11)?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcriticalNo Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE USE BARE HANDS TO PICK UP CILANTRO AND PLACE IT IN A BLENDER TO MAKE SALSA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE EMPLOYEES DO NOT USE BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. MANAGER INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO DISCARD 1/4 GALLON OF SALSA ( $8) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED LACTIC ACID SANITIZER BEING DISPENSED FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN CONCENTRATIONS EXCEEDING 1875 PPM AS RECOMMENDED ON MANUFACTER'S LABEL FOR FOOD CONTACT SURFACES. CONCENTRATION OF SANITIZER MEASURED AT APPROXIMATELY 3010 PPM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE SANITIZER IS DISPENSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTION. MANAGER CONTACTED ECOLAB AND STATED SANITIZER WILL BE DILUTED BEFORE USE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOODS HELD AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 45-57 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD TCS FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 30 POUNDS OF SHREDDED CHEESE, 1 POUND SLICED TOMATOES, 1 POUND COOKED VEGETABLES, AND 1 POUND OF SOUR CREAM ($150). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANGER TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENT.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANGER TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENT.
When was Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T1-B11) last inspected?
Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T1-B11) has 27 inspections on record going back to December 30, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 3, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 15, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 2, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 19, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 5, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 20, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2021 | Pass | |
| November 24, 2021 | Fail |
Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T1-B11) vs Ohare
Ohare runs 72% clean across 434 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 78 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 434 spots Cooked tracks in Ohare, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.