Pepe Taco

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 12, 2026 →
• address11652 S Western Ave, Chicago 60643

Is Pepe Taco clean?

Pepe Taco is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Pepe Taco?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Pepe Taco last inspected?

Pepe Taco has 33 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Pepe Taco vs Morgan Park

Morgan Park runs 82% clean across 93 tracked restaurants — 76 clean, 14 mid, 3 cooked.

Against the 93 spots Cooked tracks in Morgan Park, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

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 August 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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