Taqueria El Tapatio

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 4, 2010
• address4238 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Taqueria El Tapatio clean?

Taqueria El Tapatio is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 4, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria El Tapatio?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 4, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO FIX OR REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AROUND REACH-IN FREEZER IN REAR PREP AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO FIX OR REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AROUND REACH-IN FREEZER IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WORKING DRAIN STOPPER AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (FRONT AND REAR).------MUST REPAIR BROKEN VENTILATION INSIDE MEN'S WASHROOM.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. NOTED SOME LITTER UNDER AND AROUND GREASE BOX IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Taqueria El Tapatio last inspected?

Taqueria El Tapatio has 2 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2010.

Taqueria El Tapatio vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 October 4, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.