El Jacalito

8465 S Commercial Ave, Chicago, IL 60617

Passed · Mar 31, 2025 Directions
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Good BiteKarma score 81 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 8 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Mar 31, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 5 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Mar 31

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
  3. 2024
  4. Perfect May 1

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Apr 24

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
  6. 2023
  7. Perfect Dec 7

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    No violations

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around El Jacalito, 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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