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Pepe's Taco
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 1, 2026
- address2 E 112Th Pl, Chicago 60628
Is Pepe's Taco clean?
Pepe's Taco is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pepe's Taco?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • FOUND THE ICE SCOOP STORED ON A STORAGE RACK. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER. MAINTAIN SAME.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • FOUND THE ICE SCOOP STORED ON A STORAGE RACK. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER. MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FOUND THE REAR OUTER DOOR WITH A 1/2" GAP UNDERNEATH IT, MAKING IT NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOFED. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT/INSECT PROOF DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND THE LARGE CAN OPENER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH RUST AND FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CAN OPENER.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER WITH DIRT AND FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE RACKS.
When was Pepe's Taco last inspected?
Pepe's Taco has 25 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Pass | |
| November 26, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 11, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 9, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2022 | Fail | |
| February 23, 2022 | Fail | |
| January 8, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 4, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Pepe's Taco vs Roseland
Roseland runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 54 mid, 68 cooked.
Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Roseland, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 May 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.