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Tzuco / Tales / Panango
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 25, 2025
- address718-720 N State St, Chicago 60654
Is Tzuco / Tales / Panango clean?
Tzuco / Tales / Panango is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 25, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tzuco / Tales / Panango?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OPENINGS AT LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF DOCK DOOR IN DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS SHELF LINER THROUGHOUT FACILITY ON BOTTOM SHELF OF PREP TABLES. OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS SHELF LINER ON PREP TABLES NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, IN REAR PREP AREA AND IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL SHELF LINERS, FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED SMALL AMOUNT OF DEBRIS ON FLOOR OUTSIDE OF DUMPSTERS IN DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS SURROUNDING DUMPSTERS AND MAINTAIN.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED SMALL AMOUNT OF DEBRIS ON FLOOR OUTSIDE OF DUMPSTERS IN DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS SURROUNDING DUMPSTERS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED NON SMOOTH/DAMAGED AREAS OF FLOOR SURROUNDING TWO FLOOR DRAINS IN DISHWASHING AREA UNDERNEATH THE DISH MACHINE AND RINSE SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR NON SMOOTH/DAMAGED AREAS OF FLOOR SURROUNDING TWO FLOOR DRAINS IN DISHWASHING AREA UNDERNEATH THE DISH MACHINE AND RINSE SINK. OBSERVED OPENING IN LOWER WALL OUTSIDE OF EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR LOWER WALL OUTSIDE OF EMPLOYEE WASHROOM FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED MISSING CEILING VENT COVERS ON VENTS ABOVE UTILITY SINK AND LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL CEILING VENT COVERS ABOVE UTILITY SINK AND IN LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.
When was Tzuco / Tales / Panango last inspected?
Tzuco / Tales / Panango has 13 inspections on record going back to September 6, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2026 | — | |
| March 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2025 | — | |
| July 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2024 | Fail | |
| September 18, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 27, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2022 | — | |
| March 10, 2021 | — | |
| August 26, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 23, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 16, 2020 | Fail |
Tzuco / Tales / Panango vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 March 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.