EL TACO AZTECA

Address: 2151 W CERMAK RD, CHICAGO, IL 60608, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass w/ Conditions on Apr 16, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (24 inspections)

• Pass w/ Conditions — 2026-04-16 00:00:00 (Complaint) 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED 3 DOOR/COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 54.5. NO TCS FOOD BEING STORED IN THE COOLER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. COOLER
• Pass — 2026-01-06 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: HANDWASHING SIGN NEEDED IN PREP AREA INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN | 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Co
• Pass — 2025-10-22 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: FLY STRIP HANGING ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND TO NOT HANG FLY STRIPS IN ANY FOOD PREP AREAS. MAINTAIN SAME. | 41. WIP
• Pass — 2025-03-12 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12 OBSERVED A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE STOVE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. | 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEE
• Fail — 2025-03-05 00:00:00 () 9. NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED - Comments: 3-301.11(B) OBSERVED BARE-HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS (AVOCADO AND RADISH) BY A MALE
• Pass — 2024-10-07 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT ADEQUATE SCREENING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SCREENING FOR ALL OUTER OPENINGS. |
• Fail — 2024-10-03 00:00:00 () 50. HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE - Comments: 5-103.11(B) OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION HOT WATER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WAS
• Fail — 2024-09-24 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED AN INCOMPLETE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY (MISSING PAGE #1 AND UNSIGNED PAG
• Pass — 2023-09-27 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.11 OBSERVED MISSING GROUT, MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE/REPAIR
• Fail — 2023-09-20 00:00:00 () 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD. | 38. INSECTS, RO
• No Entry — 2023-09-14 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2022-04-05 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 6-301.14 OBSERVED HAND WASHING SIGNS ARE NEEDED INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. | 25. CONSUMER ADVISORY
• No Entry — 2022-03-28 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2022-01-05 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.|51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER B
• No Entry — 2021-09-30 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2020-11-06 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. | 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LEAK
• Fail — 2020-10-28 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED THE HAND SINK IN THE PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR. EMPLOYEE HAD TO TURN THE HOT WATER ON UNDERNEATH THE SINK DUE TO THE
• Fail — 2019-05-28 00:00:00 () 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED ONE RESTROOM REAR FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY, YOU NEED TO PROVIDE 2 RESTROMS ONE FOR MEN AND ONE FOR WOMEN, NOT IN THE PRE
• Out of Business — 2016-09-27 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2015-10-14 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF SHAKE MIXERS AND REAR REFRIGERATOR. | 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LIT

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