Taco Bell

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026
• address6631 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60638

Is Taco Bell clean?

Taco Bell is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taco Bell?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT FRONT SINK NEAR SMALL GRILL. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDSINKS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED FRONT HANDSINK WITH LEAK AT PIPE UNDER BASIN. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND RETAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

When was Taco Bell last inspected?

Taco Bell has 6 inspections on record going back to December 27, 2021.

Taco Bell vs West Lawn

West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.

Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 January 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.