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Taquizas Valdez
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 17, 2025
- address3038 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60618
Is Taquizas Valdez clean?
Taquizas Valdez is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 17, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Taquizas Valdez?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • LABEL DRY FOODS IN CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME:RICE,ETC.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED COOK WITH BEARD AND WITHOUT A BEARD RESTRAINT,ALSO HAIR RESTRINANT IS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BEARD AND HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERSPersonal Cleanliness • OBSERVED COOK WITH BEARD AND WITHOUT A BEARD RESTRAINT,ALSO HAIR RESTRINANT IS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BEARD AND HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • USED LINENS ON TOP CUTTING BOARDS,A BUCKET WITH SANITIZE SOLUTION AND LINEN MUST BE PROVIDED AT PREP TABLES
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR ISSUE.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO SELF CLOSING DOOR PROVIDED AT WASHROOM IN BASEMENT. PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT SAID DOORToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO SELF CLOSING DOOR PROVIDED AT WASHROOM IN BASEMENT. PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT SAID DOOR
When was Taquizas Valdez last inspected?
Taquizas Valdez has 2 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Taquizas Valdez 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 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 July 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.