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Picante Taqueria
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 2, 2019
- address2018 W Division St, Chicago 60622
Is Picante Taqueria clean?
Picante Taqueria is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 2, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Picante Taqueria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 2, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Picante Taqueria last inspected?
Picante Taqueria has 11 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| May 2, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 24, 2019 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 18, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 8, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 23, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| February 6, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 4, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2011 | Pass |
Picante Taqueria vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 2, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.