Nuevo Leon Restaurant

3657 W 26th St, Chicago, IL 60623

Failed re-check · Jan 28, 2026 Directions
78
Fair BiteKarma score 78 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.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 8 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
  • Last inspected Jan 28, 2026: failed with 9 violations.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Jan 28

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    9 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Previous priority foundation violation corrected
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • All food employees have food handler training
  3. 2025
  4. Passed May 27

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Food properly labeled; original container
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Feb 2

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  7. Failed Jan 25

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized

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