Tts Tacos & Tequilas
1438 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642 · Goose Island · Restaurant · High risk
Troubled record — failed 2 of 5 inspections for documentation & training, food storage & handling
Last Inspected
2025-04-10
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2025-04-10)
⚠ Failed 2 inspections (2025, 2024)
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Food Storage & Handling issues found across 2 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 3×
📦 Food Storage & Handling critical 2×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
2025-04-10 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 1 ▾
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-602.13 CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE WHEELS AND SHELVES OF THE PREP TABLE UNDER THE GRILL AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER.
CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
critical Food Storage & Handling
NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED
OBSERVED BARE-HAND CONTACT BY A FOOD-HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE HANDLE TORTILLAS WITH THEIR BARE HANDS WHILE PREPARING TACOS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT NO BARE-HAND CONTACT IS ALLOWED WITH READY-TO...
serious Food Storage & Handling
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT TCS FOOD (POZOLE SOUP DATED MARCH 25) STORED IN THE PREP COOLER BEYOND THE 7-DAY MAXIMUM USE BY DATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL TCS FOODS WITH THE DATE OR PREPARATION AS DAY 1 AND WITH A DATE NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAYS. ...
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED THE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK NOT MAINTAINED. THE LAST PEST CONTROL REPORT FROM ORKIN IN THE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WAS FROM 2023. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF 2 PEST CONTROL REPORTS FROM THE PAST YEAR IN THE LOG BOOK AT ALL TI...
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE WHEELS AND SHELVES OF THE PREP TABLE UNDER THE GRILL AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER.
2024-01-30 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
2 ▾
serious Other
CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE ON THE MENU TO IDENTIFY WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE OR DESCRIBE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE ITEMS TO THE REMINDER STATEMEN...
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
2023-09-07 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION I...
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE CONNECTED TO UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED DOORS TO TOILET ROOMS ARE NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN SELF-CLOSING TOILET ROOM DOORS.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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