Mr. Taco Mex, Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 12, 2024 →
• address10656 S Torrence Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Mr. Taco Mex, Inc. clean?

Mr. Taco Mex, Inc. is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on March 8, 2024, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on January 12, 2024. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Mr. Taco Mex, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Mr. Taco Mex, Inc. last inspected?

Mr. Taco Mex, Inc. has 7 inspections on record going back to November 4, 2021.

Mr. Taco Mex, Inc. vs South Deering

South Deering runs 79% clean across 14 tracked restaurants — 11 clean, 2 mid, 1 cooked.

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• ✓! Gusis Restaurant
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• ✓ Mr Taco Mex
  clean · March 25, 2025

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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 January 12, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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