Guac, Tacos And Tequila

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedOctober 19, 2021
• address1321-1323 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607

Is Guac, Tacos And Tequila clean?

Guac, Tacos And Tequila is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 19, 2021. 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 Guac, Tacos And Tequila?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 19, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE WASHROOMS. A sign or poster that notifies FOOD EMPLOYEES to wash their hands shall be provided at all HANDWASHING SINKS used by FOOD EMPLOYEES and shall be clearly visible to FOOD EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SPLASHGUARD DETACHED FROM HANDSINK IN MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA. SPLASHGUARD IS NEEDED BETWEEN HANDSINK AND SURROUNDING 1-COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. MUST REPAIR OR RE-INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SPLASHGUARD DETACHED FROM HANDSINK IN MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA. SPLASHGUARD IS NEEDED BETWEEN HANDSINK AND SURROUNDING 1-COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. MUST REPAIR OR RE-INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT (FLATOP GRILL, STOVE TOP ETC.) IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.

When was Guac, Tacos And Tequila last inspected?

Guac, Tacos And Tequila has 4 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2021.

Guac, Tacos And Tequila vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, 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 October 19, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.