Aztec Dave's Tequila Bar Grill
1143 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 6 of 10 graded inspections since 2021.
- Last inspected Aug 6, 2025: passed with 7 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 25, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 6 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2025
- Passed Aug 6
Complaint Re-Inspection
7 violations
- City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Food properly labeled; original container
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- Failed Jul 25
Complaint
11 violations
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Food properly labeled; original container
- In-use utensils: properly stored
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- 2024
- Perfect Apr 4
Complaint Re-Inspection
No violations
- Failed Mar 28
Complaint
3 violations
- No bare hand contact with RTE food or a pre-approved alternative procedure properly allowed
- Previous core violation corrected
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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