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Tacos Garcia
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 20, 2019
- address3327-3329 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Tacos Garcia clean?
Tacos Garcia is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 20, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Tacos Garcia?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY .MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED INCOMPLETE DATE MARKINGS ON TCS READY TO EAT FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE OF COOLERS.MUST PROVIDE USE BY DATES AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER ON MENUS OF THE RISK OF CONSUMING RAW AND UNDERCOOKED FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF STEAM TABLE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM GRILL TABLE,FRYER CABINET,WALK IN COOLER-FANGUARD COVERS AND SHELVING UNITS.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY CONDENSATION LINE IN WALK IN FREEZER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILE IN BAR AREA.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW FOR FOOD MANAGERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Tacos Garcia last inspected?
Tacos Garcia has 19 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| March 20, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 6, 2019 | — | |
| December 5, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 27, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 5, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 4, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2015 | — | |
| November 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 15, 2014 | Pass |
Tacos Garcia vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 March 20, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.