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 offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

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.

Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T1-B11) vs Ohare

Ohare runs 77% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 220 clean, 57 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Ohare, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.

Other spots in Ohare

• ✓ Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T1-B11)
  clean · December 30, 2014
• ✓ Starbucks (T3 L1)
  clean · January 6, 2026
• ✓! Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T3 K4)
  mid · May 19, 2026
• ✓ Frontera Tortas By Rick Bayless (T3 K4)
  clean · December 30, 2014
• ✓ La Tapenade (T3 H14)
  clean · November 12, 2025
• ✓ Beaudevin Wine Bar (T1 C-16)
  clean · June 11, 2024

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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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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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.

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