Nevería El Sabor de México

1639 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

Passed · Aug 8, 2025 Directions
85
Good BiteKarma score 85 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 7 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Aug 8, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean, cited 5 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 8

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Nov 13

    Canvass

    8 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Allergen training as required
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Dec 11

    Canvass

    8 violations
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Allergen training as required
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Personal cleanliness
  7. 2022
  8. Passed Dec 12

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    7 violations
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean

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