Taco Madre

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedJuly 23, 2015
• address6401 W Addison St, Chicago 60634

Is Taco Madre clean?

Taco Madre is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 23, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Taco Madre?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • OBSERVED REFRIGERATORS AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WERE OFF AND NOT MAINTAINING 40F AND BELOW AND FREEZER WAS NOT AT 0F AND BELOW. INSTRUCTED ALL UNITS MUST MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • OBSERVED NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
• ⚠️No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animals • OBSERVED A LIVE TURTLE ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LIVE ANIMALS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020critical
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animals • OBSERVED A LIVE TURTLE ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LIVE ANIMALS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED NO LICENSED PEST CONTROL SERVICE OR LOG ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A LICENSED PEST CONTROL. OBSERVED ALL THREE EXIT BOTTOM DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH 1/4 INCH GAPS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/RODENT PROOF BOTTOM OF THE SAID DOORS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER OR CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES. A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT WHEN HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AND MAINTAIN. MUST REPLACE RUBBER GASKET AROUND ALL COOLER/FREEZER DOORS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AND MAINTAIN. MUST REPLACE RUBBER GASKET AROUND ALL COOLER/FREEZER DOORS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE REFRIGERATORS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP, AND STORAGE SHELVES NOT CLEAN. ALSO OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS THRU-OUT WITH SPILLS, DUST, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS THRU OUT THE ENTIRE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS THRU-OUT WITH SPILLS, DUST, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS THRU OUT THE ENTIRE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED MISSING AND BROKEN CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA AND WASHROOM. ALSO OBSERVED MANY HOLES THRU OUT THE CEILING AND WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING OR BROKEN CEILING TILES AND SEAL ALL GAPS THRU OUT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED MISSING AND BROKEN CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA AND WASHROOM. ALSO OBSERVED MANY HOLES THRU OUT THE CEILING AND WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING OR BROKEN CEILING TILES AND SEAL ALL GAPS THRU OUT.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • OBSERVED WASH ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED NO VENTILATION IN THE WASH ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED NO DRAIN BOARD OR DRAIN STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED NO HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER FOR THE SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER THRU OUT PREMISES AND ON THE REAR SIDE OF THE BUILDING. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND AND MAINTAIN.

When was Taco Madre last inspected?

Taco Madre has 3 inspections on record going back to July 23, 2015.

Taco Madre vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, 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 July 23, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.