Taqueria El Dorado

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 25, 2025
• address3246 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 June 25, 2025. 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 June 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOOD ITEMS (FRIED PLANTAINS, REFRIED BEANS) IN THE KITCHEN AREA 1-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER MISSING ADEQUATE DATE LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO DENATUR AND DISCARD FOOD WITHOUT DATE LABELS AND PROVIDE DATE LABELS OR MARKINGS ON ALL TCS FOOD CONTAINERS TO ENSURE PREPARED FOOD DOES NOT EXCEED 7 DAYS BEFORE DISPOSITION AND MAINTAIN. APPROXIMATELY 15 LBS OF FOOD VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $35.00 DISCARDED ON-SITE. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DENATURED AND DISCARDED FOOD WITHOUT DATE LABELS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED TO-GO CONTAINERS OF FLAN AND JELLO MADE ON-SITE BY FACILITY STAFF MISSING APPROPRIATE FOOD LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD LABELS FOR TO-GO ITEMS INCLUDING THE NAME OF THE FOOD, THE NAME OF THE FACILITY, AND THE ADDRESS OF THE FACILITY AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS (JALAPENOS, ONIONS, CHILES) IN CONTAINERS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE FOOD CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN FOOD AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS (JALAPENOS, ONIONS, CHILES) IN CONTAINERS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE FOOD CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN FOOD AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED CONDENSATE WATER LINE OF 1-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER DISCHARGING INTO BUCKET ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RE-ROUTE OR REPLACE WATER LINE AND MAINTAIN CONDENSATE DRAINAGE THAT ROUTES DIRECTLY FROM POINT OF DISCHARGE TO DISPOSAL INTO PLUMBING AND MAINTAIN.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED CONDENSATE WATER LINE OF 1-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER DISCHARGING INTO BUCKET ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RE-ROUTE OR REPLACE WATER LINE AND MAINTAIN CONDENSATE DRAINAGE THAT ROUTES DIRECTLY FROM POINT OF DISCHARGE TO DISPOSAL INTO PLUMBING AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON GROUND IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE REAR FACILITY DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OUTDOOR AREAS OF FACILITY AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE OR OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.

When was Taqueria El Dorado last inspected?

Taqueria El Dorado has 8 inspections on record going back to May 11, 2021.

Taqueria El Dorado vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany 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 June 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.