Taco Bell

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedFebruary 27, 2020
• address2407-2409 N Clark St, Chicago 60614

Is Taco Bell clean?

Taco Bell is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 27, 2020. 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 Bell?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED -
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE FOR PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • PROCEDURE/PLAN ON SITE,HOWEVER KIT NOT COMPLETE, MISSING THE CORRECTED SANITIZER SOLUTION EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIROUS. MUST MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. NEW INFORMATION GIVEN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE PROVIDED AT ICE MACHINES WATER LINE,AT SELF SERVE AREA. MUST INSTALL SO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • BROKEN CEILING WALL AROUND HOSES ABOVE THE SODA BOXES. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON SITE . INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT FROM 5-21-19, REPORT# 2630701 NOT VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS AS REQUIRED DUE TO PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT WAS OBSTRUCTED BY A FRAME WITH DOCUMENT IN IT. SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-42-010(B). NEW SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT FROM 5-21-19, REPORT# 2630701 NOT VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS AS REQUIRED DUE TO PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT WAS OBSTRUCTED BY A FRAME WITH DOCUMENT IN IT. SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-42-010(B). NEW SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN

When was Taco Bell last inspected?

Taco Bell has 5 inspections on record going back to December 20, 2018.

Taco Bell 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 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 27, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.