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Taqueria 5 De Mayo
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 14, 2021
- address2415 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Taqueria 5 De Mayo clean?
Taqueria 5 De Mayo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria 5 De Mayo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2021, 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 FROZEN CHICKEN AND TAMALES STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY. • OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR COOLER IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FACUET WHEN THE WATER IN RUNNING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Taqueria 5 De Mayo last inspected?
Taqueria 5 De Mayo has 11 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| May 14, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 20, 2020 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 27, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 24, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 28, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2014 | Pass |
Taqueria 5 De Mayo vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 May 14, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.