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Taco & Burrito House
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 31, 2012
- address1548 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60614
Is Taco & Burrito House clean?
Taco & Burrito House is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 31, 2012. 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 Taco & Burrito House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 31, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ❓food from a questionable sourcecriticalAdequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • OBSERVED EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED. THE HANDSINK DRAIN LINE LEAKS EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE WATER IS RUN IN THR SINK, SO THAT THE SINK CANNOT BE USED FOR HANDWASHING. ANOTHER HANDSINK IS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE REAR PREP AREA (AT THE FRONT COUNTER). REAR EXPOSED HANDSINK TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HANDSINKS SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED FOR HANDWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • THE PLASTIC FRAMING INSIDE OF THE DOOR OF THE BASEMENT CHEST FREEZER IS BROKEN AND SHOWS EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE. OBSERVED FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF THE FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • THE PLASTIC FRAMING INSIDE OF THE DOOR OF THE BASEMENT CHEST FREEZER IS BROKEN AND SHOWS EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE. OBSERVED FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF THE FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP IN THE BASEMENT, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, AND INTERIOR OF BASEMENT CHEST FREEZERS.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • THE EXPOSED HANDSINK AT THE FRONT COUNTER HAS A LEAK AT THE DRAIN LINE. MUST REPAIR THE LEAK.
When was Taco & Burrito House last inspected?
Taco & Burrito House has 8 inspections on record going back to January 28, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 16, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| December 31, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 8, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 12, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 6, 2012 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 4, 2010 | Pass | |
| January 28, 2010 | Fail |
Taco & Burrito House vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 December 31, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.