El Taconazo

4124 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

Passed re-check · Aug 5, 2025 Directions
75
Fair BiteKarma score 75 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 Aug 5, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 29, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 13 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 8 of 18 graded inspections since 2020.

Inspection history 18 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 5

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    2 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  3. Failed Jul 29

    Complaint

    4 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Dec 6

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    5 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
  6. Failed Nov 25

    Complaint

    7 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

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