Taqueria El Dorado # 3

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 3, 2018
• address2428 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Taqueria El Dorado # 3 clean?

Taqueria El Dorado # 3 is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 3, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria El Dorado # 3?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 3, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT FLOOR IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT FLOOR IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALL INSIDE BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATED ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AMD MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILE IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALL INSIDE BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATED ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AMD MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILE IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Taqueria El Dorado # 3 last inspected?

Taqueria El Dorado # 3 has 4 inspections on record going back to April 25, 2018.

Taqueria El Dorado # 3 vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 3, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.