Huaraches Dona Chio

1547 W Elmdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

Passed re-check · Mar 24, 2025 Directions
76
Fair BiteKarma score 76 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 6 of 8 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Mar 24, 2025: passed with 1 violation. That was a follow-up after failing on Mar 12, 2025. 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 5 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Mar 24

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  3. Failed Mar 12

    Canvass

    14 violations
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Approved thawing methods used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Proper date marking and disposition
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Apr 3

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 violations
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • All food employees have food handler training
  6. Failed Mar 27

    Canvass

    13 violations
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used

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