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Taqueria El Herradero
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 14, 2024
- address6828 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60629
Is Taqueria El Herradero clean?
Taqueria El Herradero is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 14, 2024. 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 Herradero?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 14, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PIC WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTD TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (BEEF, CHICKEN), NOR VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTD TO HAVE CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • THE FOLLOWING TCS READY TO EAT REFRIGERATED FOODS IN PREP COOLER AND WALK IN COOLER BEING OFFERED FOR SALE/SERVICE AND ARE PAST THE USE BY DATE: COOKED CHICKEN (2/29/24), COOKED PICADILLO (2/23/24), COOKED CESINA (BEEF) 2/29/24, COOKED TRIPE (3/4/24). ALL ABOVE DISCARDED AND DENATURED. ALL TCS REFRIGERATED READY TO EAT FOODS shall be consumed on the PREMISES, sold, or discarded when held at a temperature of 5ºC (41ºF) or less for a maximum of seven (7) days. APPROX 20LBS $200 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
When was Taqueria El Herradero last inspected?
Taqueria El Herradero has 17 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| March 14, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 26, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 17, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 24, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 20, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 12, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2014 | Pass |
Taqueria El Herradero vs West Lawn
West Lawn runs 39% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 138 clean, 28 mid, 190 cooked.
Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, 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 March 14, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.