Cevicheria y Restaurant Rio Balsas
1161 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60651
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 8 of 11 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Jul 9, 2025: passed with 8 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 10 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 11 visits
- 2025
- Passed Jul 9
Canvass Re-Inspection
8 violations
- Approved thawing methods used
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
- Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
- Passed Jun 26
Complaint
10 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
- Proper cold holding temperatures
- Approved thawing methods used
- Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
- Passed Jan 16
Complaint
4 violations
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Personal cleanliness
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- 2024
- Passed Dec 10
Complaint Re-Inspection
3 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
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