Tio Luis Tacos And Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 26, 2026
• address3856 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Tio Luis Tacos And Cafe clean?

Tio Luis Tacos And Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 26, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Tio Luis Tacos And Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING AT LOWER LEFT CORNER AT BASE OF REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED RUST ON SHELVING UNITS IN BOTH AREAS OF OUTSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM ALL SHELVING UNITS IN OUTSIDE WALK IN COOLER NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15: OBSERVED WATER LINE LEADING FROM ICE MACHINE DRAINING ONTO FLOOR UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WATER LINE LEADING FROM ICE MACHINE FOR PROPER DRAINAGE INTO FLOOR DRAIN. OBSERVED LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDERNEATH WASH COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DRAINPIPE IN SAID AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • 5-402.12: UNABLE TO VERIFY EXISTENCE OF GREASE TRAP ON TWO THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL GREASE TRAPS ON BOTH THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS IN BASEMENT SO THAT THEY SHALL BE LOCATED TO BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • 5-402.12: UNABLE TO VERIFY EXISTENCE OF GREASE TRAP ON TWO THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL GREASE TRAPS ON BOTH THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS IN BASEMENT SO THAT THEY SHALL BE LOCATED TO BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14: OBSERVED FLAT TOP GRILL IN BASEMENT PREP AREA NOT COMPLETELY INSTALLED UNDER VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL FLAT TOP GRILL IN BASEMENT PREP AREA COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION SYSTEM OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14: OBSERVED FLAT TOP GRILL IN BASEMENT PREP AREA NOT COMPLETELY INSTALLED UNDER VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL FLAT TOP GRILL IN BASEMENT PREP AREA COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION SYSTEM OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR ONE EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.

When was Tio Luis Tacos And Cafe last inspected?

Tio Luis Tacos And Cafe has 18 inspections on record going back to June 2, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Tio Luis Tacos And Cafe vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton 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 June 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.