Taco Burrito King 4

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMay 10, 2010
• address5509 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60656

Is Taco Burrito King 4 clean?

Taco Burrito King 4 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 10, 2010. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Taco Burrito King 4?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 10, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FOUND PREP COOLER (NEXT TO GRILL) AT 44.6F. UNABLE TO HOLD COLD FOOD AT 40F OR BELOW, CRITICAL VIOLATION,CITATION ISSUED. MUST CALL TECHNICIAN TO FIX COOLER,MUST BE 40F OR BELOW. COOLER TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 37.7F BY END OF INSPECTION. MUST KEEP COOLER LID/DOORS CLOSED AND MONITOR COOLER TEMPERATURE THROUGH-OUT DAY. RECOMMENDED TO MOVE REFRIGERATION AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: SOUR CREAM 45.4F,CUT TOMATOES46.4F,GUACAMOLE 47.5F,CHEESE 44.5F,;CRITICAL VIOLATION,CITATION ISSUED,INSTRUCTED COLD FOODS MUST BE 40F OR BELOW,FOOD TOTAL OF 20LBS WAS DISCARDED BY THE MANAGER. VALUE: $50.
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times. FOUND NO HOT WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE ,NO TOILET PAPER,NO PAPER TOWEL INSIDE THE EMPLOYEE/CUSTOMER WASHROOM; CRITICAL VIOLATION,CITATION ISSUED;BEFORE END OF INSPECTION THERE WAS HOT WATER AT THE WASHROOM SINK (VALVE HAD BEEN SHUT-OFF), PAPER TOWEL AND TOILET PAPER WAS STOCKED BY EMPLOYEE AT INSPECTORS REQUEST.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION: 5 UNCOVERED CONTAINERS OF HORCHATA DRINK AND A STRAINER OF RICE NOT COVERED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISHMACHINE RINSE SINK NEXT TO DIRTY UTENSILS/EQUIPMENT. ALSO, 1 BOTTLE OF "RAPIDO" GLASS CLEANER STORE ON SHELF NEXT TO AVOCADOS AND SINGLE-SERVICE UTENSILS. SERIOUS VIOLATION, CITATION ISSUED; INSTRUCTED FOOD MUST BE COVERED AND PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION AND STORAGE AND HANDLED IN CLEAN SURROUNDINGS. STORE CLEANING SUPPLIES AWAY FROM FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST INSTALL SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HANDSINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DRAINBOARD. PEELING/FLAKING FINISH ON RACKS IN PREP COOLER (NEXT TO GRILL). MUST RE-FINISH RACKS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. WALK IN COOLER DOOR NOT MAINTAINED,MUST REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON EXTERIOR DOOR-CORRECT BY 05-19-20
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST INSTALL SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HANDSINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DRAINBOARD. PEELING/FLAKING FINISH ON RACKS IN PREP COOLER (NEXT TO GRILL). MUST RE-FINISH RACKS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. WALK IN COOLER DOOR NOT MAINTAINED,MUST REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON EXTERIOR DOOR-CORRECT BY 05-19-20
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND MISSING TILES IN THE DISHWASHING AREA MUST BE REPLACED FOR EASY CLEANING,CORRECT BY 05-19-10
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND MISSING TILES IN THE DISHWASHING AREA MUST BE REPLACED FOR EASY CLEANING,CORRECT BY 05-19-10
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING OF THE DISHWASHING AREA, MUST BE REMOVED AND REPAINTED TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING OF THE DISHWASHING AREA, MUST BE REMOVED AND REPAINTED TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • EMPLOYEES COATS AND SHIRTS STORED ON SHELVES WITH FOOD CONTAINERS AND EQUIPMENT. MUST STORE EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS AWAY FROM FOOD AND EQUIPMENT.

When was Taco Burrito King 4 last inspected?

Taco Burrito King 4 has 3 inspections on record going back to February 19, 2010.

Taco Burrito King 4 vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 May 10, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.