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Velvet Taco

April 8, 2026 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE AN EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGED HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED FEMALE EMPLOYEE CLEANING/RINSING KNIVES IN MOP SINK. INSTD TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE MULTI USE EQUIPMENT IN EITHER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK OR WAREWASHING UNIT ONLY. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025. PRIORITY
code 16
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
Inspector note: VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE ON SITE FOR VARIETY OF MEAT AND SALSAS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL/VARIANCE FROM CDPH. MACHINE TAGGED AT THIS TIME AND INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL APPROVED BY CDPH. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
code 29
Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods

Inspector note: SEE 29
code 32
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN PREP TABLE AND REFRIGERATION UNIT. INSTD TO STORE KNIVES PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: ALL CUTTING BOARDS AT 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA HEAVILY STAINED AND DISCOLORED. INSTD TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN
code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 16, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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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.