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Let's Taco

Restaurant

1149 W 69th St., Chicago, IL 60621

South Side

Oct 1, 2026 — Complaint inspection

Fail

Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

Food handler preparing meals without required safety certification; cakes from unknown sources discarded during inspection.

Key Findings

  • Person in charge lacked proof of food safety management training required to oversee operations.
  • No certified food service manager on site while time-temperature-sensitive foods were being prepared and served.
  • Nine containers of cake slices from unknown unapproved source were in display case for sale; ten more in refrigerator without facility information. All discarded during inspection.
  • No pest control logbook on premises; facility must maintain records of at least two annual inspections by licensed company.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #1 — PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.

Violation code #2 — CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITH NO VALID AND ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER HOLDER ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A VALID AND ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE AND ITS HOLDER MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

Inspection History

Let's Taco has had 2 inspections in the last 5 years with a 50% pass rate. Last inspection was on Oct 1, 2026.

Oct 1, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

7 violations
Jan 31, 2025Pass

License — Required before the city issues a business license.

3 violations