El Rincon del Sabor

7026 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60707

Passed re-check · May 7, 2026 Directions
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Fair BiteKarma score 74 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

  • Last inspected May 7, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
  • Passed 7 of 10 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Keeps coming up: Food properly labeled; original container, cited 4 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 10 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed May 7

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 violations
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Jan 17

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 violations
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
  5. Failed Jan 10

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Jan 9

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties

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