Taqueria El Primo

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 21, 2010
• address3500 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Taqueria El Primo clean?

Taqueria El Primo is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 21, 2010. 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 Primo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN STOVE TOP, OVEN, INTERIOR FRYER DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON THE BASEMENT FLOOR , INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE 6: OFF THE FLOOR.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON THE BASEMENT FLOOR , INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE 6: OFF THE FLOOR.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.OBSERVED THE REAR WALL NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. ALSO CLEAN WALL VENT FAN.OVER REAR DOOR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.OBSERVED THE REAR WALL NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. ALSO CLEAN WALL VENT FAN.OVER REAR DOOR.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.OBSERVED THE FRONT LIGHT SHIELD BROKEN INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

When was Taqueria El Primo last inspected?

Taqueria El Primo has 2 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2010.

Taqueria El Primo vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving 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 21, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.