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Edgewater Tacos

5624 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60660 · Edgewater · Restaurant · High risk
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90/100

Clean record — passed all 8 inspections

Inspections
8
6 passed
Last Inspected
2025-06-04
Pass Rate
75%
0 failures
Score
90/100
EAT
8 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-06-04
No failures across all 8 inspections on record
Documentation & Training issues found across 5 inspections
Employee Hygiene issues found across 4 inspections
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Sanitation minor
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Documentation & Training critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Other serious
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Facility Condition minor
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Pest Activity critical
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Food Temperature minor
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Plumbing & Waste minor
2025-06-04 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2024-09-17 Pass Canvass
4
minor Sanitation

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

MUST NOT STORE CLEAN POTS, PANS, UTENSILS AT THE WASH BASIN SIDE OF THE FOUR COMPARTMENT SINK OR, PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD OR, REVERSE THE WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE BASINS.

minor Food Storage & Handling

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY IN ALL STORAGE AREAS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE WALK-IN COOLER VENT COVERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST REMOVE DUCT TAPE AS A SEALANT FOR THE MATTING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER.

2023-08-24 Pass Complaint
1
minor Sanitation

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

NOTED HEAVY ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER AT THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2022-09-06 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 12
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

THE PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE INITIAL INSPECTION DID NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WAS ON-SITE AT THE INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE PREPARED AND SERVED. THE MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED BY AN EMPLOYEE AND ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER, AND EMPLOYEES WOULD NOT ALLOW ME ENTRY INT...

critical Employee Hygiene

NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED

NOTED BOTH COOKS ON THE COOKING LINE HANDLING READY-TO-EAT FOODS SUCH AS TORTILLAS AND FILLING WITH MEATS AND TOPPINGS FOR TACOS WITH BARE HANDS. TOUCHING THE READY-TO-EAT TOPPING AND FOODS WHILE SLICING WITH BARE HANDS. REVIEWED THERE IS NO BARE HAN...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

NOTED REAR EXIT METAL SCREEN DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING ON ALL SIDES AND BOTTOM THRESHOLD. ALSO, LARGE HOLES IN METAL MESH ALLOW FLY ENTRY. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SCREENED DOOR AND A SMALL, FLY-PROOF MESH ON THE DOOR.

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

NOTED THE HANDLES OF THE HOT RICE SCOOPS BEING STORED INSIDE THE HOT RICE WITH HANDLES INSIDE THE RICE. MUST PROPERLY STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

minor Facility Condition

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE UNUSED DINING ROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

minor Food Temperature

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

MUST NOT USE GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE FREEZERS. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD-GRADE PLASTIC DISPOSABLE BAGS.----MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR THE INSIDE LID OF THE RICE HOT HOLDING UNIT.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

NOTED A DIRTY, FOOD-ENCRUSTED TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FROM THE CEILING VENTILATION FAN IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

INOPERABLE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, CERTIFICATES, OR NEW EMPLOYEE STATUS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

minor Other

SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC

SUMMARY REPORT FROM INSPECTION #2531901 MADE ON 9-24-21 NOT POSTED VISIBLE TO THE BUSINESS CUSTOMERS. MUST POST-CONSUMER SUMMARY REPORT TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED.

2021-09-24 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2020-03-06 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 3
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK NEXT TO 4-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED TWO MALE COOKS NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINTS. BEARD RESTRAINTS MUST BE WORN TO EFFECTIVELY KEEP THEIR HAIR FROM CONTACTING EXPOSED FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, LINENS AND UNWRAPPED SINGLE SERVICE AND SINGLE USE ARTICLES.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED BATHROOM DOOR IN KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT FULLY CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DOOR HINGE/SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR PROPER CLOSURE OF DOOR.

2019-04-08 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 6
critical Documentation & Training

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

FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010. MUST PROVIDE.

serious Other

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

FOUND TCS FOOD HELD MORE THAN 24HOURS WITH NO SEVEN DAY CONSUME BY DATE. (GROUND BEEF/PORK). PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. MUST PROVIDE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT FOUND ON ICE MACHINE WATERLINE. MUST PROVIDE WHERE IT CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN OUTSIDE BY REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST CLEAN.

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED DISHWASHERS AT PREMISES WITH NO FOODHANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

FOUND CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGERS WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.

2018-02-06 Pass License
2
minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

NOTED BATHROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DOOR FOR THE BATHROOM.

minor Employee Hygiene

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

NOTED LEAKING FAUCETS AT THE HAND WASH SINK AND 4 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

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