Pepe's Tacos

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 24, 2011
• address2014-2024 E 87Th St, Chicago 60617

Is Pepe's Tacos clean?

Pepe's Tacos is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 24, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Pepe's Tacos?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 24, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage.OBSERVED POTATO CHOPER AND SLICER NOT CLEAN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR OF FRYER DOORS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleanedOBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALSO WEST WALL IN POOR REPAIR INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND RE-PAINT
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleanedOBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALSO WEST WALL IN POOR REPAIR INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND RE-PAINT

When was Pepe's Tacos last inspected?

Pepe's Tacos has 2 inspections on record going back to November 18, 2010.

Pepe's Tacos vs Calumet Heights

Calumet Heights runs 73% clean across 165 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 28 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 165 spots Cooked tracks in Calumet Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 24, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.