Taqueria 5 De Mayo

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 28, 2026
• 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 28, 2026. 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 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTY BOTTOM OF PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPAINT REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED ABOVE NOT TO USE TAPE AS MEANS OF REPAIR ON FLOOR IN REAR PREP DISHWASHING AREA AND REAR SIDE EXIT DOOR. MUST REMOVE TAPE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE APPROVED SHELVING. • OBSERVED DOOR GASKET DAMAGED AT THE REAR 2-DOOR TALL REFRIGERATOR. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A FEW DAMAGED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA, SITTING AREA AND FRONT ENTRANCE AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES

When was Taqueria 5 De Mayo last inspected?

Taqueria 5 De Mayo has 5 inspections on record going back to April 20, 2022.

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 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.