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CILANTRO TACO GRILL - LOOP

180 N WELLS ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60606

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2026-10-08; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-10-08), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2026-10-08: License

Pass

  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS ON-SITE (EQUIPMENT-MOUNTED AND FREESTANDING) IN POOR REPAIR, SEVERE SCORING ON CUTTING SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS TO ELIMINATE DEEP SCORING AND MAINTAIN ALL CUTTING SURFACES FREE FROM DEEP CUTS, SCORING, OR OTHER DAMAGE MAKING EFFECTIVE SANITIZATION DIFFICULT.
  • Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED INTERIOR NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY TO BE SOILED: INTERIOR CAVITY OF DEEP FRYER SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE, SURFACES BENEATH GRIDDLE AT FRONT SERVICE LINE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, INTERIOR OF SEVERAL COLD-HOLDING UNITS IN FRONT AND REAR PREPARATION AREAS SOILED WITH DUST DEBRIS AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF DUST DEBRIS, DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE, AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED CARDBOARD SLATS USED AS STAND-IN FILTERS AT THE FRONT SERVICE AREA VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CARDBOARD SLATS WITH FILTERS AND MAINTAIN ALL VENTILATIOM HOOD SYSTEM FILTERS EASILY-CLEANABLE AND EASILY-REMOVABLE FOR ROUTINE CLEANING.
  • Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD SURFACES AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM OF ADEQUATE NUMBER AND CAPACITY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE AND WATER CONDENSATE FROM ACCUMULATING ON HOOD SYSTEM AND ADJACENT SURFACES.
  • Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON-SITE MISSING ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITH ADDITIONAL ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE(S) ON-SITE AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES.

2026-08-03: License

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