Cooked?Taco Boss
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 29, 2019 →
- address2300 S Throop St, Chicago 60608
- cuisineMobile Food Preparer
Is Taco Boss clean?
Taco Boss is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 29, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Taco Boss?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 29, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
When was Taco Boss last inspected?
Taco Boss has 1 inspection on record going back to October 29, 2019.
October 29, 2019 Pass w/ Conditions
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Lower West Side runs 80% clean across 699 tracked restaurants — 551 clean, 98 mid, 38 cooked.
Against the 699 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 29, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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