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Taqueria El Rey
4730 W Vernor St

Food Service Establishment

StatusNot Licensed
License typeFixed Establishment
State license number035714
OwnerEliseo Fuentes
Complexity levelUnknown
Review frequencyEvery 150 days

2 Inspections
Since 8-1-2016

09-27-2021
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
4 violations cited :
Code 4-501.114
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FULL FOOD CODE:
A chemical SANITIZER used in a SANITIZING solution for a manual or mechanical operation shall meet these limits or as otherwise approved: (P) Chlorine ppm pH<10 pH<8 25 120 F 120 F 50 100 F 75 F 100 55 F 55 F Iodine a concentration of between 12.5 and 25 ppm and minimum temp of 75 F and pH of 5 or less or meets manufacturer's specifications. (P) Quats minimum temperature of 75 F, hardness of 500 ppm or less and meet manufacturers use directions. (P)
Priority
Corrected on 12-16-2025
Code 3-305.12
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FULL FOOD CODE:
FOOD may not be stored: (A) In locker rooms; (B) In toilet rooms; (C) In dressing rooms; (D) In garbage rooms; (E) In mechanical rooms; (F) Under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips; (G) Under leaking water lines, including leaking automatic fire sprinkler heads, or under lines on which water has condensed; (H) Under open stairwells; or (I) Under other sources of contamination.
Core
Not corrected
Code 6-501.11
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FULL FOOD CODE:
PHYSICAL FACILITIES shall be maintained in good repair.
Core
Not corrected
Code 4-501.11
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FULL FOOD CODE:
EQUIPMENT shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements of the code.
Core
Not corrected

02-17-2021
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
3 violations cited :
Code 4-501.11
Equipment broken
FULL FOOD CODE:
EQUIPMENT shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements of the code.
Core
Not corrected
Code 6-501.11
Physical facilities ceiling s in poor repair
FULL FOOD CODE:
PHYSICAL FACILITIES shall be maintained in good repair.
Core
Not corrected
Code 4-401.11
Equipment stored under other source of contamination
FULL FOOD CODE:
EQUIPMENT, a cabinet used for the storage of FOOD, or a cabinet that is used to store cleaned and SANITIZED EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, laundered LINENS, and SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES may not be located in an unsuitable areas or where exposed to possible contamination.
Core
Not corrected
About inspections
A restaurant is compliant when zero Priority or Priority Foundation violations are cited during an inspection, or when all are corrected; Core violations will be reviewed at the next routine inspection and are not required to be corrected to be in compliance.

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Built using open data | Site last updated 12-16-2025 with inspection data thru 11-26-2025.