Cilatro Taco Grill

Year by year

Inspections

1. May 28, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF FOOD DEBRIS IN BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLS OF PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2. May 6, 2025 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP

     OBSERVED COOKED CARROTS, JALEPENOS, ONIONS MIXED WITH A VINEGAR SOLUTION HELD AT ROOM TEMPERATURE WITHOUT AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN FROM CDPH. FOOD DISCARDED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 75 POUNDS AT A COST OF $125.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS

     OBSERVED NO APPROVED VARIANCE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AN APPROVED VARIANCE FROM CDPH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.

3. Aug 16, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

     NOTED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE BIN AND COVER NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN ALL SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     NOTED ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN KITCHEN, FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA STAINED WITH DEEP CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     NOTED GREASE AND GRIME UNDERNEATH KITCHEN FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

     OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.

4. Oct 27, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED

     OBSERVED RAW MEATS BEING IMPROPERLY THAWED ON A PREP STATION. REVIEWED PROPER THAWING METHODS SUCH AS UNDER REFRIGERATION OR COLD RUNNING WATER.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

     ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND FOODS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     OBSERVED CLEAN UTENSILS AND PANS DRYING ON A PLASTIC CRATE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENTS NEXT TO A DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN. MUST PROPERLY DRY CLEAN EQUIPMENT ON THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINKS PROVIDED ATTACHED DRYING RACK.-----PREPARED READY-TO-EAT TORTILLA SHELLS UNDER THE CASHIER COUNTER MUST BE PROTECTED/COVERED FROM CONTAMINATION.

   • Severity not stated

     PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

     ALL FOOD PREPARERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.

   • Severity not stated

     WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

     PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     BROKEN/MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON THE FRONT CASHIER SALSA COOLER. MUST REPLACE -----METAL RACK SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH CHIPPING PLASTIC COATING AND RUST. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE/REMOVE RUST.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER UNDER EQUIPMENT. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     ALL UNUSED, UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED ON THE REAR WALKWAY TO THE WASTE RECEPTACLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIME. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     BROKEN/INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN THE WEST WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.

5. Sep 14, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

     INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENTS IS NOT CLEAN (INTERIOR TOP AND BIN). ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.

6. May 5, 2021 License Re-Inspection · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

     OBSERVED ALL EMPLOYEES NEED TO SIGN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED

7. Apr 22, 2021 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

     OBSERVED ALL EMPLOYEES NEED TO SIGN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

     OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED HAND SINK IS NEEDED IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTALL HANDWASHING SINK CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO DISHWASHING AREA WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Serious Priority

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     OBSERVED NO FOOD PROTECTION IN FRONT COUNTER AREA WHERE FOOD WILL BE PREPARED. MUST INSTALL ADEQUATE FOOD GUARDS TO PROTECT FOOD FROM CUSTOMER CONTAMINTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED WOOD BOARD IS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE ON NORTH WALL OF COOKING AREA. SURFACE NEEDS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.