Taco Bell

September 9, 2025 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings3
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE DRIP PAN AT THE SODA MACHINE IN THE DRIVE THRU AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DRIP PAN. THE PERSON IN CHARGE STATES THAT AN ORDER WAS PLACED FOR A NEW ONE TO BE INSTALLED BY PEPSI.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: SOME HANDSINKS IN NEED OF CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INTERIORS OF THE HANDSINKS IN PREP AREA WHERE NEEDED.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND FLOORS UNDER SHELVES AROUND AND BEHIND SOME EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WHERE NEEDED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STANDING WATER AT DRIVE THRU BEVERAGE AREA. (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) OBSERVED SOME CEILING VENTS AND CEILING TILE IN THE PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED FLOOR DRAINS AT THE DRIVE THRU AREA, SELF SERVE BEVERAGE AREA AND AT THE 3 COMP SINK AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 16, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

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