Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park
Last inspected: May 6, 2025
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Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park has been inspected six times since 2021. Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park was last inspected on May 6, 2025. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.
Recent inspections have turned up more issues than earlier ones, averaging around six violations lately compared to roughly two violations before.
Looking across the full record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” is the recurring theme, flagged three times.
Among Chicago restaurants, this is a fairly standard result. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.
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Inspection History
May 6, 2025
Routine
2 major violations.
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Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO APPROVED VARIANCE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AN APPROVED VARIANCE FROM CDPH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.
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Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
Inspector notes: OBSERVED COOKED CARROTS, JALEPENOS, ONIONS MIXED WITH A VINEGAR SOLUTION HELD AT ROOM TEMPERATURE WITHOUT AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN FROM CDPH. FOOD DISCARDED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 75 POUNDS AT A COST OF $125.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Aug 16, 2024
Routine
4 minor violations.
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: NOTED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE BIN AND COVER NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN ALL SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: NOTED ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN KITCHEN, FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA STAINED WITH DEEP CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: NOTED GREASE AND GRIME UNDERNEATH KITCHEN FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.
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Oct 27, 2023
Routine
11 minor violations.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBSERVED CLEAN UTENSILS AND PANS DRYING ON A PLASTIC CRATE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENTS NEXT TO A DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN. MUST PROPERLY DRY CLEAN EQUIPMENT ON THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINKS PROVIDED ATTACHED DRYING RACK.-----PREPARED READY-TO-EAT TORTILLA SHELLS UNDER THE CASHIER COUNTER MUST BE PROTECTED/COVERED FROM CONTAMINATION.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: ALL FOOD PREPARERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
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Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: BROKEN/MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON THE FRONT CASHIER SALSA COOLER. MUST REPLACE -----METAL RACK SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH CHIPPING PLASTIC COATING AND RUST. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE/REMOVE RUST.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER UNDER EQUIPMENT. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: ALL UNUSED, UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED ON THE REAR WALKWAY TO THE WASTE RECEPTACLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIME. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: BROKEN/INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN THE WEST WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
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Approved thawing methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED RAW MEATS BEING IMPROPERLY THAWED ON A PREP STATION. REVIEWED PROPER THAWING METHODS SUCH AS UNDER REFRIGERATION OR COLD RUNNING WATER.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND FOODS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
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Sep 14, 2022
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENTS IS NOT CLEAN (INTERIOR TOP AND BIN). ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.
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May 5, 2021
Reinspection
1 major violation.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ALL EMPLOYEES NEED TO SIGN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
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Apr 22, 2021
License
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO FOOD PROTECTION IN FRONT COUNTER AREA WHERE FOOD WILL BE PREPARED. MUST INSTALL ADEQUATE FOOD GUARDS TO PROTECT FOOD FROM CUSTOMER CONTAMINTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ALL EMPLOYEES NEED TO SIGN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HAND SINK IS NEEDED IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTALL HANDWASHING SINK CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO DISHWASHING AREA WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WOOD BOARD IS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE ON NORTH WALL OF COOKING AREA. SURFACE NEEDS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park on file is from May 6, 2025. The public record contains six inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park?
Across the inspection record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park.
Has Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly two earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Cilatro Taco Grill Lincoln Park is inspected roughly once per year on average.
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