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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
- Last inspected Jun 1, 2026: passed with 4 violations.
- Passed 6 of 11 graded inspections since 2021.
- Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 8 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 11 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jun 1
Canvass
4 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- 2025
- Passed Mar 17
Complaint Re-Inspection
7 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- All food employees have food handler training
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Allergen training as required
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Failed Mar 10
Complaint
11 violations
- All food employees have food handler training
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
- Proper date marking and disposition
- Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Allergen training as required
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- 2024
- Passed Mar 18
Canvass Re-Inspection
7 violations
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- In-use utensils: properly stored
- Allergen training as required
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around El Buen Valle, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.