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Taqueria Gomez
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2026
- address3635 W 31St St, Chicago 60623
Is Taqueria Gomez clean?
Taqueria Gomez is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 19, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria Gomez?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4" GAP AT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF SIDE EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR FAUCET AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD AND EQUIPMENT.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD AND EQUIPMENT.
When was Taqueria Gomez last inspected?
Taqueria Gomez has 26 inspections on record going back to January 15, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 9, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 25, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2022 | Fail | |
| October 18, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2020 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 25, 2020 | Fail | |
| February 1, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Taqueria Gomez vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 February 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.