Taco Spot

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 21, 2014
• address9422 S Lafayette Ave, Chicago 60620

Is Taco Spot clean?

Taco Spot is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 21, 2014. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Taco Spot?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • PREMISES HAS NO HOT WATER ON PREMISES.MUST PROVIDE.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-030
• ☠️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 EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL. 54-RODENT/MICE DROPPINGS ON PREMISES IN REAR STORAGE ROOM AND FURNANCE ROOM.MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL AREAS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE.SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-020
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED.MUST PROVIDE.SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-012
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAKY PIPE UNDER HAND SINK IN WASHROOM.MUST REPAIR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED REAR STORAGE ROOM CLUTTERED AND EXCESSIVE EQUIPMENT,COOLER,WASHING MACHINE,WEEDS,ETC IN REAR YARD.MUST REMOVE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AREA.

When was Taco Spot last inspected?

Taco Spot has 6 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2013.

Taco Spot vs Roseland

Roseland runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 54 mid, 68 cooked.

Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Roseland, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 21, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.