Mas Tacos

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 4, 2025
• address4009 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Mas Tacos clean?

Mas Tacos is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Mas Tacos?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (FLOUR, SALT, SUGAR ETC) IN THE KITCHEN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN PREP STORAGE SHELVES WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF BEER/KEG COOLER WITH SYRUP/STICKY SUBSTANCE BEHIND THE BAR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS IN THE KITCHEN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MOP SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA HAS BEEN REMOVED. INSTRUCTED TO RE-INSTALL THE MOP SINK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN, UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT, FLOORS BEHIND THE BAR AND FLOORS ALONG THE WALL AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS/CLUTTER (UNUSED EQUIPMENT, BOXES ETC) IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA AND IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH CURRENT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Mas Tacos last inspected?

Mas Tacos has 4 inspections on record going back to September 5, 2023.

Mas Tacos vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 June 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.