Joel's Taco's

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 31, 2012
• address604 N Cicero Ave, Chicago 60644

Is Joel's Taco's clean?

Joel's Taco's is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 31, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Joel's Taco's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 31, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED FRONT DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING ALONG ALL SIDES & REAR DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING ALONG BOTTOM DOOR SWEEP DAMAGED.MUST RODENT PROOF DOORS TO BE TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.(SERIOUS 7-38-020).
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY & NO CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW WHILE (PIZZA PUFFS,HAMBURGERS,CHICKEN WINGS ARE BEING PREPARED ,HANDLED & SERVED AT THIS TIME.MUST PROVIDE & POST & BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED & SERVED.(SERIOUS 7-38-012).
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN THE REACHIN FREEZERS HAS ICE BUILDUP ON THEM. CLEAN THE HOOD AND COOKING EQUIPMENT HAS GREASE BUILDUP ON THEM.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN THE FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS HAS DUST BUILDUP ON THEM
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN THE FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS HAS DUST BUILDUP ON THEM

When was Joel's Taco's last inspected?

Joel's Taco's has 5 inspections on record going back to May 26, 2011.

Joel's Taco's vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 May 31, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.