Taco Bell
4523 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60639 · Belmont Cragin · Restaurant · High risk
Passed most recently but 1 prior failure on record
Last Inspected
2025-09-18
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2025-09-18)
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2025)
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 2 inspections
⚠ Food Temperature issues found across 1 inspection
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training minor 1×
🌡 Food Temperature critical 1×
Inspection History
2025-09-18 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
2 ▾
serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
OBSERVED SELF-SERVE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN DINING AREA WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK AND BROWN SLIME SUBSTANCE, DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES STORED BELOW THE ICE BIN.ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. ALSO, BLACK SLIME AT THE EXTERIOR OF THE UNIT BETWEEN THE I...
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
NOTED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMPLETION OF TRAINING AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
2024-08-19 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Food Temperature
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT MEN EMPLOYEE BATHROOM HANDWASHING SINK. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 83.5F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. HOT WATER WAS RESTORED TO 104.2F BY THE END OF REPORT TYPING. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT A MINIM...
critical Sanitation
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
OBSERVED WASTE WATER SPILLING ONTO PREP AREA FLOOR FROM DRAIN PIPES WHEN MEN WASHROOM IS IN USE. ALSO OBSERVED SEWAGE INTERCEPTOR IN FRONT PREP AREA, OPEN & EXPOSED TO AIR AND BEING SERVICED FOR REMOVAL OF SEWAGE/WASTE WHILE PREMISES IS PREPARING AND...
minor Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED MOP NOT STORED PROPERLY TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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