Brasa Roja Express

4011 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

Passed · Jun 4, 2025 Directions
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Excellent BiteKarma score 94 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 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jun 4, 2025: passed with 3 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used, cited 4 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 4

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  3. 2024
  4. Perfect Nov 8

    Canvass

    No violations

  5. 2023
  6. Passed Nov 3

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  7. 2022
  8. Passed Nov 16

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

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