Seoul Taco

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 23, 2026
• address738 N Clark St, Chicago 60654

Is Seoul Taco clean?

Seoul Taco is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 23, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Seoul Taco?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS ITEMS SUCH AS RICE WERE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON INTERIOR OF WHITE FREEZER IN REAR PREP AREA AND BATTERY NOT WORKING ON PAPER TOWEL DISPENSOR IN UPSTAIRS TOILET ROOM LOCATED CLOSER TO FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CRACKED, BROKEN, AND BOWED TILES ON FLOOR OF FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED UNUSED 2 DOOR COOLER AND UNUSED HOT HOLDING UNIT IN REAR 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER REPAIR AND PUT INTO SERVICE OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2622594 DATED 3/16/2026. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2622594 DATED 3/16/2026. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.

When was Seoul Taco last inspected?

Seoul Taco has 24 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Seoul 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 40% 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 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.