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Taco & Burrito Palace
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 20, 2019
- address2459 N Halsted St, Chicago 60614
Is Taco & Burrito Palace clean?
Taco & Burrito Palace is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 20, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Taco & Burrito Palace?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AS WELL AS NO NECESSARY ITEMS/KIT ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE VOMIT AND DIARHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY ITEMS/KIT (DISPOSAL MOP HEAD, SINGLE USE GLOVES, FACE MASK AND APPROVED CHEMICAL SANITIZER)/ ON SITE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINKS IN -WOMANS RESTROOM -DISH WASHING AREA INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY TO EAT/TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS STORED IN COLD HOLDING UNITS WITHOUT DATE MARKING, SHREDDED CHEESE, DRESSINGS, SAUCES, ETC. STORED IN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS, OVER NIGHT, WITHOUT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. INFORMED MANAGER THAT TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS STORED FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST HAVE PROPER LABEL AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24HOURS. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY REMINDER STATEMENT AND INDICATOR ON MENU FOR RAW/UNDER COOKED FOODS, FOR CUSTOMER VIEW. INFORMED MANAGER THAT THE DISCLOSURE/REMINDER STATEMENT AND INDICATOR MUST BE IN PLAIN VIEW OF THE CUSTOMER, INDICATED ON MENU OF RAW/UNDER COOKED FOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY SIGNAGE, DISCLOSURE/REMINDER INDICATED. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED INTACT COMMERCIALLY VACUUMED SEALED PACKAGES OF FISH THAWING IMPROPERLY IN COOLER, ON SITE. INFORMED MANAGER THAT THE SEAL ON VACUUMED SEALED PACKAGES OF FISH MUST BE BROKEN AND/OR FISH MUST BE REMOVED FROM VACUUM PACKAGE, THEN THAWED UNDER REFRIGERATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO BREAK SEAL AND/OR REMOVE FISH FROM VACUUMED SEALED PACKAGES AND THAW OUTSIDE OF PACKAGING UNDER REFRIGERATION. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED INTACT COMMERCIALLY VACUUMED SEALED PACKAGES OF FISH THAWING IMPROPERLY IN COOLER, ON SITE. INFORMED MANAGER THAT THE SEAL ON VACUUMED SEALED PACKAGES OF FISH MUST BE BROKEN AND/OR FISH MUST BE REMOVED FROM VACUUM PACKAGE, THEN THAWED UNDER REFRIGERATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO BREAK SEAL AND/OR REMOVE FISH FROM VACUUMED SEALED PACKAGES AND THAW OUTSIDE OF PACKAGING UNDER REFRIGERATION. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT NOT MET. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MEET FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT NOT MET. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MEET FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
When was Taco & Burrito Palace last inspected?
Taco & Burrito Palace has 13 inspections on record going back to September 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| March 20, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 5, 2018 | Pass | |
| July 3, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 16, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 3, 2014 | Fail | |
| February 28, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 14, 2012 | Pass |
Taco & Burrito Palace vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 20, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.