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Taco & Burrito House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 13, 2018
- address1548 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60614
Is Taco & Burrito House clean?
Taco & Burrito House is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 13, 2018. 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 Taco & Burrito House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 13, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED DIRT ON THE INTERIOR PANELS OF ICE MACHINE LOCATED ON BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMEMT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER ON BASEMEN. MUST CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMEMT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER ON BASEMEN. MUST CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA DRAING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. STOPPERS NEEDED AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER AT THE 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER AT THE 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF 3-COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF 3-COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
When was Taco & Burrito House last inspected?
Taco & Burrito House has 5 inspections on record going back to January 16, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 14, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| February 13, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 16, 2015 | Pass |
Taco & Burrito House vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 42% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 555 clean, 142 mid, 612 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 February 13, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.