Broken English Taco Pub

75 E Lake St, Chicago, IL 60601

Passed re-check · Jun 20, 2025 Directions
89
Good BiteKarma score 89 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 9 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jun 20, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jun 5, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display, cited 5 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 10 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 20

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 violations
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  3. Failed Jun 5

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Hot and cold water available; adequate pressure
  4. Failed Jun 3

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    5 violations
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Hot and cold water available; adequate pressure
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Aug 7

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Allergen training as required

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