Paco's Tacos

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 25, 2026
• address4311 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Paco's Tacos clean?

Paco's Tacos is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 25, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Paco's Tacos?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SOAP DISPENSER FOR HANDWASHING SINK INSTALLED ABOVE LEFT DRAINBOARD OF TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AND REINSTALL SOAP DISPENSER SO THAT IT SHALL NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD OR EQUIPMENT ON LEFT DRAINBOARD OF TWO COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SOAP DISPENSER FOR HANDWASHING SINK INSTALLED ABOVE LEFT DRAINBOARD OF TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AND REINSTALL SOAP DISPENSER SO THAT IT SHALL NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD OR EQUIPMENT ON LEFT DRAINBOARD OF TWO COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED EQUIPMENT STORED ON SHELF UNDERNEATH WASTE WATER PIPE IN UTILITY CLOSET WITH HOT WATER TANK. INSTRUCTED TO ENCASE WASTE WATER PIPE OR RELOCATE SHELF AND EQUIPMENT ON SHELF TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM PREMISES.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED EQUIPMENT STORED ON SHELF UNDERNEATH WASTE WATER PIPE IN UTILITY CLOSET WITH HOT WATER TANK. INSTRUCTED TO ENCASE WASTE WATER PIPE OR RELOCATE SHELF AND EQUIPMENT ON SHELF TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM PREMISES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS LINER ON THE BACK OF FLAT TOP GRILL AND IN INTERIOR OF TWO DISPLAY CASES CONTAINING CHICHARRON IN FRONT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL LINERS FROM SAID PIECES OF EQUIPMENT NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION-RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. OBSERVED SODA CRATES USED TO ELEVATE BOXES OF SODA IN BASEMENT WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. • OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON BOTH DOORS OF SMALL TWO DOOR HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM COOKLINE IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DAMGED GASKETS ON BOTH DOORS OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM COOKLINE IN FRONT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN FIRST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN FIRST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNUSED LARGE MEAT SLICER STORED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS THAT ARE UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHEMNT SUCH AS EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DIMLY LIT BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR WALK IN COOLERS. OBSERVED NO LIGHT BULBS IN HOOD IN FIRST FLOOR FRONT PREP AREA ABOVE COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL LIGHT BULDS IN HOOD IN FIRST FLOOR FRONT PREP AREA ABOVE COOKLINE TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN SAID AREA.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DIMLY LIT BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR WALK IN COOLERS. OBSERVED NO LIGHT BULBS IN HOOD IN FIRST FLOOR FRONT PREP AREA ABOVE COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL LIGHT BULDS IN HOOD IN FIRST FLOOR FRONT PREP AREA ABOVE COOKLINE TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN SAID AREA.

When was Paco's Tacos last inspected?

Paco's Tacos has 10 inspections on record going back to May 18, 2017.

Paco's Tacos vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% of them.

Other spots in Brighton Park

• ✓ Thornton's
  clean · August 29, 2024
• ✓ Tio Luis Tacos And Cafe
  clean · June 26, 2026
• ✓ Luganos Pizza
  clean · February 6, 2025
• ✓ F & G Food And Meat Inc.
  clean · October 10, 2017
• ✓ Dollar General
  clean · October 19, 2017
• ✓! Frente Al Sol
  mid · April 19, 2021

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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 February 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.