Mago's Tamales & Taqueria

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 15, 2026
• address5714 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Mago's Tamales & Taqueria clean?

Mago's Tamales & Taqueria is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Mago's Tamales & Taqueria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D) OBSERVED POTS AND PANS IN REAR NEXT TO UPRIGHT TWO DOOR COOLER NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES, BOWLS, POTS AND PANS AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D) OBSERVED POTS AND PANS IN REAR NEXT TO UPRIGHT TWO DOOR COOLER NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES, BOWLS, POTS AND PANS AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF ALL PREP COOLERS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13 OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER HAND WASHING SINK IN STAFF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP DISH AREA, AROUND DISH MACHINE, PREP TABLES AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND/OR GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Mago's Tamales & Taqueria last inspected?

Mago's Tamales & Taqueria has 28 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mago's Tamales & Taqueria vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.

Other spots in Belmont Cragin

• ✓ Haydee's Grill
  clean · June 7, 2012
• ✓ Su Taqueria El Gallo Bravo #4
  clean · August 17, 2012
• ✓! Shell/Aisha Wash & Fuel Island
  mid · October 5, 2020
• ? La Luna #2
  cooked · June 29, 2011
• ? Vijaya Foods Inc
  cooked · February 10, 2011
• ✓! La Roquita
  mid · June 8, 2016

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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 June 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.