Taqueria Kairos

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 31, 2023 →
• address5526 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60638

Is Taqueria Kairos clean?

Taqueria Kairos is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on March 15, 2024, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on July 31, 2023. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Kairos?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 31, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean

When was Taqueria Kairos last inspected?

Taqueria Kairos has 19 inspections on record going back to April 18, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Taqueria Kairos vs Garfield Ridge

Garfield Ridge runs 84% clean across 87 tracked restaurants — 72 clean, 12 mid, 2 cooked.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 31, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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