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Taco Fresco
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 5, 2016
- address151 E Randolph St, Chicago 60601
Is Taco Fresco clean?
Taco Fresco is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 5, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Taco Fresco?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 5, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found food items not properly dated in coolers, must properly date food items in coolers.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found food items not properly dated in coolers, must properly date food items in coolers.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint, shall be repaired/replaced. Caulk around 3 compartment sink in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint, shall be repaired/replaced. Caulk around 3 compartment sink in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Non food contact surfaces of pop dispensing unit not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), cooler, kitchen shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in rear kitchen prep area, storage room not clean, need detailed cleaning.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in rear kitchen prep area, storage room not clean, need detailed cleaning.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Missing/damaged ceiling tiles in prep area shall be replaced, ceiling tiles in kitchen prep area(rear)not clean, need cleaning.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Missing/damaged ceiling tiles in prep area shall be replaced, ceiling tiles in kitchen prep area(rear)not clean, need cleaning.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • Employee not wearing hair restraint, must wear hair restraint in prep area at all times.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • Employee not wearing hair restraint, must wear hair restraint in prep area at all times.
When was Taco Fresco last inspected?
Taco Fresco has 9 inspections on record going back to February 26, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| February 5, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 25, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2011 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2011 | Fail | |
| February 26, 2010 | Pass |
Taco Fresco vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 5, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.