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Taqueria El Dorado
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 24, 2020
- address2114 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Taqueria El Dorado clean?
Taqueria El Dorado is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 24, 2020. 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?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 24, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO WORKING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE WARE WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAINWarewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO WORKING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE WARE WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN INTERIOR OF COOLING UNITS
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REMOVE OR ORGANIZE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGH OUT THE REAR STORAGE ROOM. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS, PROPERLY ELEVATE STOCK 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALLS FOR BETTER CLEANING AND PEST MONITORING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN
When was Taqueria El Dorado last inspected?
Taqueria El Dorado has 8 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| July 24, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2020 | Fail | |
| March 30, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 23, 2020 | Fail | |
| October 29, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 25, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 18, 2019 | Fail |
Taqueria El Dorado 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 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 July 24, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.