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Taco City
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 24, 2026
- address3300 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Taco City clean?
Taco City is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 24, 2026. 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 City?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, BEEF, BEANS, RICE). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE CFM ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLING UNITS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED CAN OPENER, ALL BLENDERS STORED ON PREP TABLE, ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING INTERNAL GRILLS, GAS PIPING, FYERS, HOT HOLD AND COOLING UNIT (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL) WITH EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS ON SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL ACCUMULATED ALL SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP BEHIND HEAVY QUIPMENT LOCATED UNDER VENTILATION HOOD, UNDER PREP TABLES AND BEHIND COOLING UNITS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED VENTILATION HOOD WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SYSTEM.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED VENTILATION HOOD WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SYSTEM.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDER.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
When was Taco City last inspected?
Taco City has 2 inspections on record going back to February 28, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 28, 2025 | Pass |
Taco City vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 February 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.