Taco And Burrito Express #3

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 15, 2026
• address1512 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Taco And Burrito Express #3 clean?

Taco And Burrito Express #3 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taco And Burrito Express #3?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED THE ICE BIN INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PREP AREA COOLER IMPROPERLY UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY USING FOOD GRADE LIDS/COVERS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PREP AREA COOLER IMPROPERLY UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY USING FOOD GRADE LIDS/COVERS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED IMPROPERLY WITH SCOOPS FOR DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED DIRECTLY INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED IMPROPERLY WITH SCOOPS FOR DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED DIRECTLY INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY IN FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL-GENDER PUBLIC WASHROOM AND IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL-GENDER PUBLIC WASHROOM AND IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE ALL-GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET AND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE ALL-GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET AND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Taco And Burrito Express #3 last inspected?

Taco And Burrito Express #3 has 10 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2019.

Taco And Burrito Express #3 vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.