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Taco John's
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 22, 2022
- address11601 W Touhy Ave, Chicago 60666
Is Taco John's clean?
Taco John's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 22, 2022. 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 John's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 22, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE. MUST HAVE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • CERTIFED FOOD MANAGERS ARE IN NEED OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was Taco John's last inspected?
Taco John's has 3 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| November 22, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 18, 2022 | — |
Taco John's vs Ohare
Ohare runs 72% clean across 434 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 78 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 434 spots Cooked tracks in Ohare, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 November 22, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.