(Also Known As: EL PAISANO TACOS)
2429 W DIVISION ST, CHICAGO, IL 60622
December 3, 2025• Complaint• 29 violations
Violation: 6. PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE - Comments: OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE DRINKING FROM AN OPEN CUP INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID OR USAGE OF A STRAW.(COS)(+28 more)
February 3, 2025• Canvass• 4 violations
Violation: 9. NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEES PICK UP READY-TO-EAT SANDWICHES WITH BARE HANDS BEFORE PLATING TO SER...(+3 more)
February 6, 2024• Canvass• 6 violations
Violation: 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE UPON ARRIVAL WHILE TCS FOODS WERE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE A CITY...(+5 more)
February 21, 2023• Complaint• 5 violations
Violation: 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.(+4 more)
April 8, 2022• Complaint Re-Inspection• 2 violations
Violation: 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.(+1 more)
April 1, 2022• Complaint• 5 violations
Violation: 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN REAR DRY STORAGE WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE, DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES STORED AT BELOW ICE B...(+4 more)
February 19, 2021• Complaint• 2 violations
Violation: 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: FOUND ALL CUTTING BOARDS STAINED WITH DEEP GROOVES. MUST REPlACE(+1 more)
December 10, 2020• Complaint• 6 violations
Violation: 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: SEVERAL COOLERS MISSING THERMOMETER, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL(+5 more)
January 27, 2020• Canvass• 2 violations
Violation: 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HAND SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY.(+1 more)
April 12, 2019• Canvass• 12 violations
Violation: 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR FOOD OR CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVID...(+11 more)
April 23, 2018• Complaint• 2 violations
Violation: 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OBSREVED THE OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER WITH GREASE SPILLED AND DRIPPING ON THE LID AND SPLASHE...(+1 more)
January 11, 2018• Canvass• 3 violations
Violation: 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN THE PREP AREAS ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOV...(+2 more)
May 25, 2017• Canvass• 4 violations
Violation: 8. SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: NO SANITZING SOLUTION USED AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING AND RIN...(+3 more)
December 8, 2016• License• 3 violations
Violation: 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM THE GREASE TRAP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT GREASE TRAP(+2 more)
Department: Chicago Department of Public Health
Division: Food Protection Program
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