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Picazo's Taco & Fast Food
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 26, 2012
- address3611 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Picazo's Taco & Fast Food clean?
Picazo's Taco & Fast Food is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 26, 2012. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Picazo's Taco & Fast Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 26, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • VIOLATION STILL PENDINGFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • VIOLATION STILL PENDING
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • VIOLATION STILL PENDING
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • VIOLATION STILL PENDING
When was Picazo's Taco & Fast Food last inspected?
Picazo's Taco & Fast Food has 7 inspections on record going back to September 26, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| March 14, 2013 | — | |
| March 26, 2012 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2012 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2011 | Fail | |
| September 26, 2011 | Fail |
Picazo's Taco & Fast Food vs Hermosa
Hermosa runs 35% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 281 clean, 67 mid, 466 cooked.
Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 March 26, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.