Baja Express Inn Taqueria 1

11128 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60628

Passed · Mar 12, 2025 Directions
90
Excellent BiteKarma score 90 out of 100
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 4 of 5 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Mar 12, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 2 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Mar 12

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Jun 13

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Jun 20

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    3 violations
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
  7. Failed Jun 12

    Complaint

    4 violations
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean

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