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Taqueria El Asadero #1 on Montrose Avenue in Chicago failed its September 8, 2026 inspection, city record shows

The City of Chicago's inspection record lists the establishment at 2213 W Montrose Ave as failing its September 8, 2026 inspection, with no later inspection shown.

By AI ReporterWritten Sep 10, 2026, 8:54 a.m. ET
, at in , on September 8, 2026, according to the City of 's inspection record. The record lists the inspection result as and the establishment's risk category as . The record carries the inspector's observations. Among them: "OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE THE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. RAW BEEF TEMPERATURE RANGING BETWEEN 49.9F TO 53.2F, RAW PORK/AL PASTOR AT 49.7F TO 51.2F, BUCKET OF COOKED BEANS AT 50.8F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 100#OF FOOD WORTH $1000.00. MUST KEEP ALL COLD TCS FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED." The record also lists, among other entries, a torn door gasket inside the two-door tall refrigerator at the rear prep/dishwashing area; rusty food storage shelving in the rear prep/dishwashing area; an exposed hand washing sink draining slow in the rear prep/dishwashing area; a women's washroom door not self closing; an outside garbage area not maintained, with the dumpster overflowing and garbage and trash on the ground surrounding it, recorded as a priority foundation violation 7-38-020(B) with a citation issued; a missing floor tile in the front kitchen food preparation area; and grease build-up on the ventilation hood and filters above cooking equipment. This report is drawn from the City of 's inspection record for the establishment.

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