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Taqueria La Ciudad
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 15, 2026
- address5009 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60609
Is Taqueria La Ciudad clean?
Taqueria La Ciudad is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria La Ciudad?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • Observed dish washer washing dishes at 3-comp sink without sanitizing only using dish soap. Instructed manager to sanitize multi-use utensils when washing. Priority violation 7-38-025.
When was Taqueria La Ciudad last inspected?
Taqueria La Ciudad has 11 inspections on record going back to October 8, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 7, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 26, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2021 | Fail | |
| November 15, 2021 | — | |
| October 8, 2021 | — |
Taqueria La Ciudad vs New City
New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.
Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 April 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.