Cooked?
Pink Taco
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 21, 2021
- address431 N Wells St, Chicago 60654
Is Pink Taco clean?
Pink Taco is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 21, 2021. 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 Pink Taco?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 21, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A PROHIBITED ANIMAL (3 BIRDS) PERCHED ON WIRE HANGING OVER THE BAR INSIDE THE FACILITY. MANAGEMENT MADE AWARE THAT SUCH ANIMALS ARE PROHIBITED FROM FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-40-060. CITATION ISSUED. BIRDS REMOVED FROM FACILITY.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET BASE ON 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WATER AND LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Pink Taco last inspected?
Pink Taco has 9 inspections on record going back to March 13, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| September 21, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 28, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 10, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 29, 2019 | Pass | |
| February 26, 2019 | Pass | |
| March 20, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2018 | Fail |
Pink Taco vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in Near North Side
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 September 21, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.