Tacontento

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 15, 2022
• address3500 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Tacontento clean?

Tacontento is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 15, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Tacontento?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 15, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14--INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDSINKS (WASHROOMS).
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B)--OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLERS AT FRONT PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ACCURATE,VISIBLE THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11--OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD AT RIGHT SIDE OF HAND SINK NEXT TO DRAINBOARD OF DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11--OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD AT RIGHT SIDE OF HAND SINK NEXT TO DRAINBOARD OF DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19--OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT AND RUST ON THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CHIPPED PAINT AND RUST AND REPAINT OR REPLACE THE SHELVES.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19--INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICES ON BOTH WASHROOM DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19--INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICES ON BOTH WASHROOM DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114--INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND RE-ORGANIZE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN. • 6-201.11--INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE 2-DOOR PREP LINE COOLER AT FRONT PREP AREA AND REPLACE BROKEN CEILING TILE AT REAR NEAR THE UTILITY MOP SINK.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18--INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOODS/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF HANGING GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18--INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOODS/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF HANGING GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.

When was Tacontento last inspected?

Tacontento has 15 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Tacontento vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 December 15, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.