Taco In A Bag

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 15, 2020
• address4603 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Taco In A Bag clean?

Taco In A Bag is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 15, 2020. 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 In A Bag?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY ON SITE DURING INSPECTION.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS ON SITE (BBQ PORK, CUBAN PORK) WITH NO DATE MARKING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELING ON ALL TCS FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITH A 7 DAY DISCARD DATE. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AFFECTED FOOD(PRIORITY VIOLATION NO CITATION ISSUED) 7-38-005
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON SHELVING IN WALK IN COOLER , STORAGE NOT PROPERLY COVERED . MUST PROVIDE PROPER COVERAGE FOR ALL TCS PRODUCT STORED
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON SHELVING IN WALK IN COOLER , STORAGE NOT PROPERLY COVERED . MUST PROVIDE PROPER COVERAGE FOR ALL TCS PRODUCT STORED
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN RUBBER GASKET ON DOOR TO REACH IN COOLER IN REAR STORAGE AREA COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED COOKING POTS USED FOR SOUP COOKING TO BE BIGGER THAN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK(OR DISH MACHINE) AND CANT BE SUBMERGED IN WASH WATER IN SINK.MUST USE SMALLER POTS OR MUST PROVIDE CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR EACH SEPARATE PIECE OF FOOD-CONTACT EQUIPMENT WITH DESCRIPTION HOW TO BE CLEANED IN PLACE AND/OR .MUST SUBMIT THE PROCEDURES TO CDPH AT [email protected] FOR APPROVAL OR PRESENT PROCEDURE TO DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR INSPECTION FOR ON SITE REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED COOKING POTS USED FOR SOUP COOKING TO BE BIGGER THAN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK(OR DISH MACHINE) AND CANT BE SUBMERGED IN WASH WATER IN SINK.MUST USE SMALLER POTS OR MUST PROVIDE CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR EACH SEPARATE PIECE OF FOOD-CONTACT EQUIPMENT WITH DESCRIPTION HOW TO BE CLEANED IN PLACE AND/OR .MUST SUBMIT THE PROCEDURES TO CDPH AT [email protected] FOR APPROVAL OR PRESENT PROCEDURE TO DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR INSPECTION FOR ON SITE REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED THE FOLLOWING:-FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISE ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS, -WALLS WITH FOOD DIRT AND FOOD SPILLS -CRACKS ON THE WALLS INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ESPECIALLY AREAS WITH FRUIT FLY ACTIVITIES, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS WITH CRACKS AND SPILLS. MUST UPGRADE HOUSEKEEPING.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE PROPER LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF LIGHT BULBS OVER FRONT PREP TABLE
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE PROPER LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF LIGHT BULBS OVER FRONT PREP TABLE

When was Taco In A Bag last inspected?

Taco In A Bag has 11 inspections on record going back to April 16, 2015.

Taco In A Bag vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, 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 May 15, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.