Zacatacos

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 1, 2026
• address5925 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60629

Is Zacatacos clean?

Zacatacos is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Zacatacos?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS FOOD (BEEF, CHICKEN) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLD TEMPERATURE OF 47.7F. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL COLD HELD FOODS MUST BE AT 41F AND BELOW. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED COLD HOLD PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 70F. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT 41F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO NOT USE UNTIL ABLE TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HANDSINK FAUCET IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM IN DISREPAIR (LOOSE), INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING AND RETAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

When was Zacatacos last inspected?

Zacatacos has 35 inspections on record going back to October 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Zacatacos vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 20% of them.

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• ✓ Taqueria Los Comales # 12
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• ✓ El Castillo Meat Market
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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 July 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.