Taco Bell

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: 2-101.11: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION
  code 1Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: 6-301.14: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINK IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO POST CLEARLY VISIBLE SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
  code 10Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: 2-101.11: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-302.12: OBSERVED WHITE FOOD CONTAINERS WITH RICE AND PASTA IN REAR OF PREP AREA NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL CONTAINERS OF FOOD WITH COMMON NAME WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
  code 37
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-205.15: OBSERVED NO HOT WATER PRESSURE AT HANDWASHING SINK(SINK ON RIGHT SIDE) IN MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE HOT WATER TO RIGHT SIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN MEN'S WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.(NOTE: THERE IS ONE OTHER PROPERLY FUNCTIONING HANDWASHING SINK IN SAID WASHROOM). OBSERVED NO HOT WATER PRESSURE AT ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE HOT WATER TO ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: 8-404.13(B:3): OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2627954 DATED 12/03/2025 NOT CORRECTED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED. OBSERVED MISSING GROUT IN BETWEEN TILES IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPLACE MISSING GROUT IN BETWEEN TILES IN DISHWASHING AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 3, 2025: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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