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Taco Bell
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 15, 2024
- address4523 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
Is Taco Bell clean?
Taco Bell is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 15, 2024. 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 Bell?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED (SUCH AS BEEF, CHICKEN). INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED/SERVED. INSTRUCTED MUST POST A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN KIT CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MOP NOT STORED PROPERLY TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE MIDDLE LIGHT BULB IS OUT AT VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED LIGHT BULB OUT IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE MIDDLE LIGHT BULB IS OUT AT VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED LIGHT BULB OUT IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE TRAINING.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED SERVICE MANAGER(S). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Taco Bell last inspected?
Taco Bell has 9 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| April 15, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 10, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 15, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 25, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 11, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 4, 2018 | Fail |
Taco Bell vs Hermosa
Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.
Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 April 15, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.