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Tezcal Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 9, 2025
- address4305 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Tezcal Restaurant clean?
Tezcal Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 9, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tezcal Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL CARE ITEMS STORED ON SHELF DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CLEAN KNIFE RACK IN THE KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS SUCH THAT THEY DO NOT POSE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN.Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL CARE ITEMS STORED ON SHELF DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CLEAN KNIFE RACK IN THE KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS SUCH THAT THEY DO NOT POSE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE SMALL STORAGE CLOSET (NEAR WOMEN'S RESTROOM) MISSING LABELS IDENTIFYING THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED PEST CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLED DIRECTLY ABOVE CLEAN SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA (NEAR SLIDING DOOR COOLERS). INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE PEST CONTROL DEVICE SUCH THAT IT DOES NOT POSE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS USED FOR CLEANING EQUIPMENT SURFACES STORED IN SOAP SOLUTION WITH NO SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS USED FOR CLEANING EQUIPMENT SURFACES IN AN ADEQUATE SANITIZER SOLUTION BETWEEN USES AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BOTH STORAGE CLOSETS (NEAR FRONT ENTRANCE BEHIND CURTAIN AND NEAR REAR EXTERIOR DOOR) TO BE CLUTTERED WITH UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN STORAGE CLOSETS TO REMOVE CLUTTER AND ITEMS UNNECESSARY FOR FOOD OPERATIONS TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE PEST MONITORING IN THESE AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
When was Tezcal Restaurant last inspected?
Tezcal Restaurant has 11 inspections on record going back to October 2, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 3, 2024 | Fail | |
| November 3, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 15, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 8, 2022 | Fail | |
| September 17, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 7, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 6, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 20, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 2, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Tezcal Restaurant vs Irving Park
Irving Park runs 36% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 290 clean, 73 mid, 440 cooked.
Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 66% 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 October 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.