Tacos Don Memo

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedOctober 6, 2021 →
• address10536 S Torrence Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Tacos Don Memo clean?

Tacos Don Memo is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 6, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Tacos Don Memo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 6, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Tacos Don Memo last inspected?

Tacos Don Memo has 3 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2018.

Tacos Don Memo vs South Deering

South Deering runs 79% clean across 14 tracked restaurants — 11 clean, 2 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 14 spots Cooked tracks in South Deering, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.

Other spots in South Deering

• ✓ La Cabanita
  clean · July 13, 2026
• ✓ South Deering Mart
  clean · March 5, 2025
• ✓! The Corner Mart
  cooked · November 18, 2019
• ✓! Mr. Taco Mex, Inc.
  cooked · January 12, 2024
• ✓ Gusi's Pizza
  clean · October 2, 2023
• ✓ Don Memo Mexican Restaurant
  clean · September 24, 2025

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 6, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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