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Tacos Don Cuco
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 27, 2025
- address1847 W 47Th St, Chicago 60609
Is Tacos Don Cuco clean?
Tacos Don Cuco is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 27, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tacos Don Cuco?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 27, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE MEAT AND COVER PREPARED SHRIMP. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS AND COVERINGS ONLY.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED INTERNAL SURFACES OF COOLING UNITS IN BETWEEN GRILL AND SURFACES OF STEAM TABLE WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS POOLED ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED DUCT TAPE USED TO HOLD WALL BASE IN PLACE IN PREP AND DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, MUST BE PROPERLY ATTACHED.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND INCREASE LIGHTING.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND INCREASE LIGHTING.
When was Tacos Don Cuco last inspected?
Tacos Don Cuco has 22 inspections on record going back to June 20, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| June 27, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 5, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 23, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 12, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 29, 2021 | Fail | |
| December 3, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 29, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2017 | Fail |
Tacos Don Cuco vs New City
New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.
Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 June 27, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.