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TACO BURRITO KING
5501 N HARLEM AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60656
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-09-09; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
3 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-09-09), including 3 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-09-09: Complaint
Pass w/ Conditions
- Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED DISH MACHINE PROVIDING A FINAL CHLORINE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION OF 0PPM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE DISH MACHINE PROVIDES A MINIMUM CHLORINE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION OF 0PPM. DISH MACHINE TAGGED PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 DISH NOT IN USE DURING INSPECTION.
- Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOOD ITEMS HELD AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 45-52 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD TCS FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 10 POUNDS CHICKEN TAMALES, 7 POUNDS CHICKEN, 10 POUNDS CHORIZO, 5 POUNDS OF STEAK, AND 3 POUNDS OF EGGS ($120) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- Critical: CHI-33 — PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED COOLER UNDERNEATH GRIDDLE WITH AN IMPROPER AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 47 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS HAVE AN AMIBENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41 F AND BELOW. COOLER TAGGED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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