Dulce Mesa

2835 N Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60634

Passed · Apr 16, 2025 Directions
92
Excellent BiteKarma score 92 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 5 of 6 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Apr 16, 2025: passed with 1 violation. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 5 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Visit Mar 30

    Non-Inspection

  3. 2025
  4. Passed Apr 16

    Canvass

    1 violation
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Jul 18

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Allergen training as required
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  7. 2023
  8. Passed Sep 29

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Compliance with variance/specialized process/HACCP
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used

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BiteKarma scores around Dulce Mesa, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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