Wild Taco

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 11, 2021
• address1529 N Wells St, Chicago 60610

Is Wild Taco clean?

Wild Taco is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 11, 2021. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Wild Taco?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE POLICY, AND KEEP ONSITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA WITH POTS STORED IN THE BASIN. A HANDWASHING SINK may not be used for purposes other than handwashing. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE HANDWASHING SINK AND EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN BOTH UNISEX TOILET ROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN BOTH UNISEX TOILET ROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS. ALSO, FLOOR IN THE STORAGE CLOSET NEEDS CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST REMOVE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT BASEMENT, ELEVATE ITEMS OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND KEEP ONSITE AT ALL TIMES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND KEEP ONSITE AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • INSPECTION SUMMARY NOT POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEWING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO POST INSPECTION SUMMARY FOR PUBLIC VIEWING AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010(B) NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • INSPECTION SUMMARY NOT POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEWING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO POST INSPECTION SUMMARY FOR PUBLIC VIEWING AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010(B) NO CITATION ISSUED.

When was Wild Taco last inspected?

Wild Taco has 11 inspections on record going back to August 11, 2015.

Wild Taco vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 41% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 673 clean, 174 mid, 789 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 11, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.