Raymonds Tacos

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 23, 2024
• address229 S Western Ave, Chicago 60612

Is Raymonds Tacos clean?

Raymonds Tacos is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 23, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Raymonds Tacos?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 23, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED NO SANITIZER AVAILABLE ON THE PREMISES TO SANITIZE DISHES AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT SANITIZER MUST BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED EGGS AT 49F, HAM AT 44F, CHEESE AT 45F, TARTAR SAUCE AT 48F, SOUR CREAM AT 53F, BEANS AT 47F, AND BEEF AT 46F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD TCS FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED TWO 2-DOOR PREP COOLERS USED TO STORE TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE GRILL WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 55F AND THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE CORNER NEAR THE EXIT DOOR WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 48F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE TCS FOODS, SUCH AS EGGS AND MEAT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN BOTH COOLERS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/2" GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF ALL OUTER OPENINGS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES AND FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED A SMALL PLASTIC CONTAINER AND A STYROFOAM CUP USED AS SCOOPS INSIDE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER UTENSILS WITH HANDLES STORED OUTSIDE OF THE FOOD.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED A SMALL PLASTIC CONTAINER AND A STYROFOAM CUP USED AS SCOOPS INSIDE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER UTENSILS WITH HANDLES STORED OUTSIDE OF THE FOOD.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FROZEN MEATS STORED INSIDE OF PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF THE CHEST FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD-GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS. • REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 1 DOOR PREP COOLER NEXT TO THE WASHROOM.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE CHEST FREEZER, MICROWAVE, AND PREP TABLES.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE INSTALLED ON THE WASHROOM DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE INSTALLED ON THE WASHROOM DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • REPLACE THE CEILING TILE ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH A HOLE IN THE TILE'S CORNER.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.

When was Raymonds Tacos last inspected?

Raymonds Tacos has 2 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2024.

Raymonds Tacos vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, 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 23, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.