Cafeteria Yesenia

4244 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60609

Passed · May 6, 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 7 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected May 6, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used, cited 4 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed May 6

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Mar 20

    Canvass

    7 violations
    • Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Food separated and protected
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Dec 13

    Complaint

    3 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
  7. Passed Feb 10

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

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