El Chisme Express

5955 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60629

Passed · Jun 12, 2025 Directions
91
Excellent BiteKarma score 91 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 7 of 8 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jun 12, 2025: passed with 4 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used, cited 6 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 12

    Complaint

    4 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
  3. Passed Mar 20

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Mar 6

    Complaint

    5 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
  6. 2023
  7. Passed May 15

    Complaint

    2 violations
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

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