Raymond's Tacos

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 20, 2010
• address2653 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608

Is Raymond's Tacos clean?

Raymond's Tacos is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 20, 2010. 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 Raymond's Tacos?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 20, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CUTTING BOARDS ARE DISCOLORED WITH DEEP GROVES IN THEM, MUST REPLACE SAME. GREASE TRAP IN BASEMENT NOT MAINTAINED. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND PAINT SAME.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CUTTING BOARDS ARE DISCOLORED WITH DEEP GROVES IN THEM, MUST REPLACE SAME. GREASE TRAP IN BASEMENT NOT MAINTAINED. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND PAINT SAME.
• ⚠️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. MUST REPAIR HOLE IN FLOOR IN PANTRY NEAR ENTRANCE DOOR. DETAIL CLEAN ALONG WALLS UNDER SHELVES.
  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. MUST REPAIR HOLE IN FLOOR IN PANTRY NEAR ENTRANCE DOOR. DETAIL CLEAN ALONG WALLS UNDER SHELVES.
• ⚠️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 cleaned. ALL WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH AND TIGHT FITTING, PREVENTING INSECT AND RODENT ENTRANCE.
  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 cleaned. ALL WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH AND TIGHT FITTING, PREVENTING INSECT AND RODENT ENTRANCE.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. MUST INVERT ALL MULTI-USE CLEAN EQUIPTMENT.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. MUST INVERT ALL MULTI-USE CLEAN EQUIPTMENT.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.
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  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. CLUTTER IN BASEMENT, MUST REMOVE/REPAIR OR STORE ALL UNUSED EQUIPTMENT IN BASEMENT. ORGANIZE BASEMENT.

When was Raymond's Tacos last inspected?

Raymond's Tacos has 2 inspections on record going back to January 20, 2010.

Raymond's Tacos vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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• ✓ 16Th St Food Mart
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• ✓ Los Corrales Taqueria Y Restaurante
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• ? Cermak & Pulaski Grocery, Inc.
  cooked · July 9, 2010

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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 January 20, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.