✕

Taste Of Canton

October 20, 2026 · Fail

cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO A BOWL CONTAINER OF LIVE CLAMS, LOCATED IN TWO DOOR COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA, AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INFORMED MANAGER THAT TAG MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVAL SOURCES OF SHELLFISH AND MAINTAIN TAGS FOR 90 DAYS ON PREMISES. APPROXIMATELY 10LBS AT $60 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED. MUST PROVIDE SYSTEM FOR DOCUMENTING SHELLSTOCK TAGS WITH DATES OF WHEN THE LAST OF THE BATCH WAS SOLD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 14Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN ELECTRICAL, INSECT CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLED ON THE TOP SHELF ABOVE GLASS CUPS, PITCHERS, AND AN ICE CONTAINER IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP/ SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE MANAGER TO RELOCATE SAID INSECT CONTROL DEVICE, SO THAT THE DEVICE IS NOT LOCATED OVER A FOOD PREPARATION AREA. • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON SITE DURING INSPECTION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS ACROSS FROM THE TOILET ROOMS, ON THE FLOOR ON THE SIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR BEHIND THE FRONT PREP/ SERVICE COUNTER, AND UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND THE FRONT PREP/ SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MICE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
code 38
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN SPOONS NOT INVERTED DURING STORAGE IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
code 44
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD UP IN THE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING TILES WITH DUST IN THE REAR PREP AREA ABOVE PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 20, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Mckinley Park

See every restaurant in Mckinley Park →

About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.